flower dust

Chapter 10

For some unknown reason, she lived in the Wu Mansion for a few days. Liu Er was bored in the luxuriously decorated room. She didn't know what Prime Minister Wu meant. Since that conversation, she allowed herself to live here. Wherever he went, there would be guards following him, and Liu'er couldn't figure out where he should go. Originally, he just wanted to get close to Prime Minister Wu, but now his goal was achieved, but after that, he didn't know what to do. Trying to persuade him not to look for the prince will definitely not succeed. What kind of opportunity should I find better.

"Mr. Liu, Prime Minister Wu is asking to see you." A guard said respectfully, Liu'er was taken aback. Although she was used to addressing Mr. Liu these days, why did Prime Minister Wu use the word "See you" when he saw him? .

"Please invite Prime Minister Wu to come in." Liu'er said with some panic, not knowing what Prime Minister Wu meant.

"My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Prince!" As soon as Prime Minister Wu entered the room, he turned around and bowed, and Liu Er hurried over to help him, "Prime Minister Wu, what are you doing, what prince, I am Liu Er!"

Prime Minister Wu refused to get up, with a sincere and fearful expression on his face, "I have offended you so much, I hope Your Highness will forgive me." Naturally, he had his own purpose for doing this.When looking for the prince back then, the only clue was the crescent moon birthmark on his right shoulder, but this birthmark was really not easy to find, that's why it hasn't been found for so many years.

When he suddenly saw the birthmark on Liu'er's shoulder that day, he felt uneasy, especially when he slapped Liu'er himself, which made him restless.Later, I called a few people from my own faction. After discussing, I felt that it was better to deal with Liu Er, a powerless prince, than the powerful King Yi. As long as he used it well, he could become his own puppet and truly control The world will belong to him, Prime Minister Wu.

For such a purpose, Prime Minister Wu staged such a scene to gain sympathy. He has long seen that Liu Er is kind-hearted.

At this time, Liu Er was even more at a loss. What did Prime Minister Wu mean by this? Could it be that the prince could not be found and wanted to pretend to be himself? I'm Liu Er, I'm not the prince you said." Liu Er helped Prime Minister Wu up while speaking.

Prime Minister Wu held Liu'er's hand in tears, "Your Highness, you have suffered, you have suffered. Sixteen years ago, Your Highness was born in the palace. Your mother was concubine Lian conferred by the emperor himself, but this Not long after that, a fire broke out in Concubine Lian's bedroom, and a female corpse was found, thought to be Concubine Lian's body, but later it was discovered that it was just a servant girl, and Concubine Lian and His Highness have since disappeared."

Liu Er remained silent noncommittal, he had seen these court dramas before, but what did it have to do with him, there were too many people like him in the world, why should he consider himself a prince.

Seeing that Liu Er was still puzzled, Prime Minister Wu wiped away his tears and continued to tell, "The emperor sent people to search hard for 3 years, but there was no progress. In the end, he was a little discouraged and wanted to give up. That's why he cultivated people like King Yi. But, after all, blood is thicker than water, the older the emperor, the more he misses his own flesh and blood, so the old minister began to look for the prince again, but after more than ten years, the prince has grown up long ago, even his appearance I don't know, where can I find it. There is only one characteristic on this prince, and that is a crescent-shaped birthmark on his right shoulder, which is why the old minister will believe that His Highness is the prince."

"It's too absurd to assume that I'm the prince just based on a single birthmark." Liu'er still couldn't accept the sudden shock.

"You can't be wrong, your highness is so beautiful, and you still have the charm of Concubine Lian back then, and even though your highness is trapped in that kind of place, you still have an unconcealable temperament, which is the blood of the royal family." Temperament."

In fact, Prime Minister Wu didn't think that Liu Er was the prince just because of these things. What made him most determined was that King Yi attached great importance to Liu Er.How could King Yi take in a man from a brothel for no reason, and this man has a crescent-shaped birthmark on his body? All these coincidences are enough to prove that Liu Er is the real prince, the only son of the current emperor, and the future emperor. undisputed successor.

"Your Highness, tomorrow the old minister will take you to the palace to meet the emperor, so that your father and son can recognize each other." Prime Minister Wu saw Liu Er's hesitant expression, and his tone was a little tough.

"I won't go, I won't go, I'm not a prince, I don't want to see the emperor, even if I am, I won't go, I don't want to be a prince, let alone an emperor." Liu Er waved her hands in a panic, "Prime Minister Wu, Don't take me there, okay, why do you have to find the prince, King Yi is so good, he definitely has the ability to be a good emperor."

"No, there is a person of true royal blood like His Highness, how can an outsider be allowed to be the emperor!"

"Why not? I don't understand anything. Being an emperor is just a fool. What good is it for the country? You are the prime minister, so you should think about the common people." Liu Er excitedly grabbed the sleeve of Prime Minister Wu, not understanding How could I encounter such an incredible thing.

"The old minister will assist His Highness to become a wise king, so please don't worry Your Highness."

"No, I won't enter the palace, I won't be the emperor!" Liu Er's expression became firm, how could he become a stumbling block for King Yi.

"Your Highness, are you all doing this for King Yi?" Prime Minister Wu snorted coldly, "Hmph, you should know that if I tell the emperor about you King Yi, King Yi's head will be separated immediately. , It’s hard to say, and the Nine Clans will be implicated, you have to think clearly!”

"I..." Liu'er didn't know if what Prime Minister Wu said was true, but if that was the case, wouldn't it have killed King Yi.

"Don't try to seek death. Don't think that if you are missing in this world, the throne will fall into the hands of King Yi. With this relationship with you, as long as I expose it, he, King Yi, will never be able to live well for the rest of his life!" Wu The prime minister saw through Liu'er's thoughts, and Liu'er did think that if he was really the prince, then as long as he died, the throne would naturally belong to King Yi, and his life was nothing, not to mention being defeated by Yi several times. Those who were saved by the king should be abandoned for his sake, which is just as it should be.

But after listening to Prime Minister Wu's words, Liu'er was completely stunned. Will this relationship with her really kill King Yi? I think it's true. No emperor can bear such a thing between his son and another man. matter.Even if King Yi didn't know about it, he might not end well.

"Think about it, for the sake of King Yi, for yourself, His Royal Highness has only this way to choose. Rest well tonight, and the old minister will bring His Highness into the palace tomorrow!" Prime Minister Wu left after leaving the last sentence. Liu'er was stunned.

There is no other way. Why did everything turn out like this? I obviously wanted to help Xiao Yun, but now, I am harming him instead. Why am I so useless? Why don’t you listen to Xiao Ye? If you don’t come quietly If you don't bother, you won't be in the current situation.

What to do, what to do, Liu'er stood in front of the candlelight, watching the candle tears flow down, but she wanted to cry but had no tears.He thought he was smart and came to the Wu Mansion to inquire about the news, but turned out to be a pawn used by others. If he had known this, he might as well have ended his life earlier, so as not to bring such troubles to King Yi.Up to now, it is useless to say anything, and I can only follow the arrangement of Prime Minister Wu, lest the emperor know about the matter between himself and King Yi.

Liu'er couldn't fall asleep all night, someone came in in the morning to help him wash and dress up, Liu'er was like a puppet, his eyes were straight and unresponsive.

When Prime Minister Wu saw him like this, he couldn't help feeling annoyed. What's so good about that Xiao Yun that he could charm the prince like this, but unfortunately he still made a mistake and let Liu'er fall into his hands. Hmph, He wanted Xiao Yun, a young boy, to know what it means to lose everything in one careless move, and let him lose completely.

"Your Highness, follow the old minister for a while. It doesn't matter if you don't know the rules. The emperor will be too happy to see you, so he will definitely not blame you." Sitting in a carriage and arriving in the imperial city, Prime Minister Wu helped Liu'er to get off the car, and instructed, Seeing that Liu Er didn't say a word, she couldn't help adding another sentence, "Your Highness, please be clear in your heart, if something goes wrong, you and I will not be the only ones to suffer!"

After being reminded by him like this, Liu'er's heart suddenly cleared up. Now the life of King Yi is in the hands of Prime Minister Wu. If she doesn't cooperate and annoys him, it will naturally make King Yi suffer. Why not pretend to be obedient now and wait for others? After losing vigilance, find another way.

Thinking of this, Liu'er returned to her usual appearance, with a beautiful arc on the corner of her mouth, and said to Prime Minister Wu with a faint smile, "So the palace looks like this, it's so beautiful, Liu'er has never seen it before, if If you become a prince, can you live here forever?"

After hearing this, Prime Minister Wu sneered in his heart, "Sure enough, he is a child who has never seen the world. When he saw the magnificence of the imperial city, he completely forgot about his King Yi." Thinking this way in his heart, a smile appeared on his face , "Your Highness, this will be your home from now on."

"My home, I've never had a home before." This time, Liu'er was really looking forward to it. Only at this moment did he realize that the one he was going to meet was his biological father, and he had lived alone for ten years. When I was young and had no parents, the word "home" was both unfamiliar and longing for.

Prime Minister Wu silently walked ahead and led the way, and Liu Er followed behind, unable to tell what it was like in his heart.Knowing that he is just a pawn of Prime Minister Wu now, but if he is really the prince, he can reunite with his father, but in this way, Xiao Yun may be in danger, and his mind is confused for a while, Liu Unexpectedly, he didn't realize that he had followed Prime Minister Wu to the imperial study without knowing it.

Prime Minister Wu tugged on Liu Er's sleeve, motioning him to kneel down, and Liu Er realized that, after all, he had seen many aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, and he was familiar with the etiquette of greeting, "Liu Er greets the emperor, the emperor Long live Long live Long live."

This passage was heard by Liu Er from the play, and she said it out of her mouth.

"Liu'er? Raise your head!" The emperor's voice came, not as majestic and terrifying as imagined, but with the amiability of an old man.

Liu'er raised her head slowly, and looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon couch. She looked like an old man, her eyes were not sharp, but now she was full of excitement and joy.

"Like, really like!" The emperor walked up to Liu'er, pulled him up from the ground, and looked at him carefully. The more he looked, the more he felt that the eyebrows, eyes and lips were exactly the same as Concubine Lian's, but the upturned nose bridge was the same as his own. There are some similarities.

"Your Majesty!" The eunuch at the side brought a tray with a bowl and a golden hairpin. The Emperor reached out to take the hairpin, pricked his index finger, and squeezed out a drop of blood into the bowl.The eunuch took the hairpin, wiped it clean and handed it to Liu Er, who followed suit.

Seeing the two drops of blood in the bowl, his heart beat violently.If the blood drop cannot be fused, he is not the prince, and he loses his role as a pawn, and King Yi will be safe and sound, but he still hopes that the blood can be fused, because when he sees the emperor, he will die. I feel very kind, I really hope that the kind old man in front of me is my father, I really hope to have a home.

Seeing the two drops of blood touching each other, slowly tolerant, and finally completely fused together, the old emperor couldn't help but burst into tears, and hugged Liu'er, "My child, my child, I finally found you, I finally found you!" is you!"

Liu'er had a sore nose and shed tears. Is this his father's embrace? It's so warm, it seems to give him infinite strength.But the emperor is an old man after all, and his body is a little thin, which made Liu Er feel sad, "Father, Liu Er will definitely stay by your side in the future to fulfill his filial piety."

Both father and son showed their true feelings, but Prime Minister Wu was secretly happy at the side. The step of blood test just now really made him nervous. After all, he was not very sure. If he made a mistake, how would he bear it? Aroused the emperor's anger.Seeing the blood finally fused together, his heart was finally at ease. It seems that everything is going according to his plan, Xiao Yun, just wait and see, I will go to court tomorrow, I really look forward to seeing what you have complexion.

Seeing that the emperor pulled Liu'er as if he had something to say, Wu Cheng hurriedly resigned, leaving only the father and son.The emperor tightly held Liu'er's hand, "It's my father's fault that caused you to suffer so much. Prime Minister Wu told me that you used to beg for food on the street. It hurts to hear that."

"Father, Liu Er didn't feel bitter, and isn't she back to you now, don't be too sad, shouldn't you be happy?" Liu Er also had a lot of pain in her heart and wanted to cry, but seeing the emperor's old face, He was also afraid of making him sad, and if he got sick, he could only suppress the sadness in his heart, and comforted him softly, after all, the reunion of father and son is a happy event, so he should be happier.

"Yes, I should be happy. You see, I am really old, but I have become an ignorant child, and I need you to comfort me." The emperor looked at Liu Ersheng's handsomeness, and his considerate personality. I have been a folk for a long time, but there is no filth in the world. I like it from the bottom of my heart, "Liu Er, is that what Concubine Lian calls you? Come, I will write your name for you!"

The emperor spread out the paper and ink, took the brush, and wrote three characters "Duan Yingliu" on the paper. "This is the name I chose for you. When you were born, it was summer. When I saw that piece of willow forest, I hoped that you would be like that piece of willow, full of vitality."

"Father Huang chose such a beautiful name. It turns out that Liu Er has such a beautiful name. Thank you Father!" Having a surname and a first name, Liu Er felt happy from the bottom of her heart. She was no longer a lonely person. Father can be relied on, as if he has roots, no longer floating in the air in vain, with nothing to rely on.

"As long as you like it, as long as you like it!" The emperor looked at Liu'er's happy little face, and felt happy but sad at the same time. God had pity on him. In his twilight years, he had the opportunity to reunite with his son. The 16 years he missed, He hoped to double the compensation, he knew that his time was short, and in these last days, he must give Liu Er all the happiness.