The night was bleak, and the drizzling rain was mixed with fine snow, which quietly dissipated as soon as it fell.

Yin Muyou came out barefoot, even wrapped in a layer of single clothes.His lips turned a faint purple from the cold, and there was a slight sadness between his brows.

"Bao Hong tortured His Majesty that day, I have already avenged His Majesty, Your Majesty should not attack him again..."

Su Yan laughed for it: "I know you alone, so today I am alone to avenge the Taifu."

Yin Muyou raised his eyes in surprise, and looked at Su Yan.

However, the sixteen-year-old boy had grown up like this at some point, his brows and eyes looked a lot like Concubine Yu back then.

Yin Muyou was speechless: "Your Majesty is taking revenge for my minister...?"

"In Guyan's eyes, the punch he hit you is more hateful than the ten times he tortured Gu."

Yin Muyou's eyes widened, his lips moved a little, but he couldn't say anything.

The young man in front of him, no matter what other people do, or even endure those ten blows, he will carefully pretend to be himself.

And once he hurts the person he cares about, he will be desperate.

"The people inside are dead, does Taifu feel happy?"

"...What about Your Majesty?"

Su Yan smiled uglier than crying, looked at his blood-stained palm: "I'm not happy at all, I just feel pain."

What is there to be happy about showing your ugliest appearance to the people in front of you little by little?

Yin Muyou's nose was sore, and he stretched out his hand to hold Su Yan's palm, completely ignoring the dirty blood on his hand at the moment.

He had never seen anyone like it.

It's sharp and soft, and it doesn't even leave a retreat for itself.

"It's freezing cold, can your majesty go back with the ministers?"

Confusion appeared on Su Yan's face: "Where are you going back?"

"Zihuan Palace, Grand Tutor's Mansion, both are fine." Yin Muyou said softly, "That cub seems to like Taifu's Mansion very much."

Su Yan's throat rolled, and he opened his mouth: "I'm just...just..."

"Ok?"

Yin Muyou asked quietly, without rushing.

Su Yan's voice trembled: "It's not that I like Taifu's residence, Gu just likes having Taifu by Gu's side."

This place is too cold, he is like a person walking in the snow, desperately seeking warmth.

After hearing this, Yin Muyou showed a smile, and tightened his strength little by little: "Before I die, I will always accompany Your Majesty like this."

Su Yan opened his eyes wide and his heart skipped a beat.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the cold was approaching from all around, only the place where Yin Muyou was holding her was warm for a moment.

He couldn't help but move closer to him.

Yin Muyou didn't say any more, but took Su Yan's hand, and returned to Zihuan Palace step by step.

The night is too thick, and it is so dark that you can't see your fingers.

Su Yan was exhausted to the extreme, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

During the few days back to the palace, it would be better to sleep peacefully by Yin Muyou's side.

He is like a swamp under dark clouds and the sun never sees the sun all year round.Suddenly one day, a strong wind swept across and dispersed the dark clouds, but now he was like a sprout growing from a rotten tree, and he could finally see the light no matter what.

Today, he made a bold decision.

He knew that he was selfish and cowardly, and he dared not trust anyone all year round, building a high wall and thick ice in his heart.

Now he took the initiative to draw a hole in his heart and invited him to come in.

Fortunately, the one he loved responded.



Su Yan was awakened by the sunlight, he slowly opened his eyes, he did not expect that such a long time had passed.

Li Dezhong walked in carrying the toiletries. Zihuan Palace usually didn't have many palace attendants because Su Yan didn't like being disturbed by too many people.

Seeing him, Su Yan pressed the painful temple: "Why are you alone?"

"Does Your Majesty want to ask the Taifu?"

Su Yan coughed lightly, and the bases of his ears were stained with water-colored thin red: "...Who said that, I'm just guessing."

Li Dezhong couldn't help laughing, His Majesty seemed to have been poked by a cat with a fury on his mind.

He told Su Yan what Yin Muyou said before he left: "Teacher said that Mrs. Xun has to deal with it. Even if this matter is what Mrs. Xun requested, if the matter is exposed, it will cause more trouble."

Su Yan frowned, feeling lost for a while.

After Su Yan finished grooming, he saw Li Dezhong kneeling on one side.

"what happened?"

Thinking of Yin Muyou's words last night, Li Dezhong finally made up his mind: "Your Majesty, this old slave... this old slave received the favor of the Grand Tutor ten years ago."

Su Yan glanced over at once, and stared at Li Dezhong closely.

Li Dezhong kept his head down, and he could still hear the sound of his heart beating violently. He could clearly feel that Su Yan's eyes had changed into a scrutiny.

You must know that saying a wrong word will not only implicate the Taifu, but even your own life will be lost.

Li Dezhong took a deep breath and continued: "Ten years ago, when this old slave was still sweeping the eunuchs, he served in Zihuan Palace. That day, this old slave bumped into the holy driver, and the first emperor originally planned to beat this old slave twenty times. It's Mr. Mu... the current Taifu Mu begged the late Emperor."

He is old and his body is not considered strong, if he suffered those [-] boards, he might die.

Li Dezhong remembered the kindness of that day for ten years.

"The late emperor passed away, and this old slave also stayed in Zihuan Palace. Later, he gradually gained His Majesty's favor and took care of His Majesty for ten years." Li Dezhong changed the topic, "It's just that this old slave has been courted by the Grand Tutor from time to time. The government tipped off the letter."

After saying this sentence, Li Dezhong knelt down, his face turned pale: "This old slave is guilty of death, please punish him by Your Majesty."

I don't know how long it took before Su Yan opened his mouth: "Then why did you tell Gu about this?"

Li Dezhong fell on the ground, with pain in his voice: "It's because this old slave really doesn't want to see His Majesty misunderstand the Grand Tutor. Even if these old slaves tipped off the news, they never did anything to betray His Majesty!"

"The old slave has taken care of His Majesty for ten years, and has already developed feelings. Naturally, it is impossible to betray His Majesty."

"During this period of time, the old slave was even thinking that even if he betrayed the Taifu's house, he must protect His Majesty. But who knows, yesterday the Taifu said to the old slave... Let the old slave forget about the past and concentrate on taking care of him. His Majesty."

Su Yan's eyes widened, and his voice was hoarse: "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes..." Li Dezhong didn't dare to look at Su Yan at all, and said to himself, "The secret room His Majesty went to yesterday was built by the late emperor. It was originally built to... imprison Taifu Mu."

"What did you say?" Su Yan's breath was not smooth.

"That kind of place, why would Taifu Mu want to go again? For the Taifu, he was undoubtedly scratched with a knife! But yesterday, for His Majesty, the Taifu still went."

Su Yan lowered his hand as if exhausted, and muttered to himself: "I didn't know that I was still using Bao Hong to test him at that place..."

His heart was twisting and hurting, as if being pinched by a big hand.

Su Yan's eyes were red, and he was afraid that he would burst into tears.

Why didn't he say it?

I remembered Yin Muyou's last words last night——

He said that before the minister died, he would always accompany His Majesty like this.

It turned out that sentence was actually true.

Sweet and warm, as if someone is stabbing his heart with a knife.

"Li Dezhong, how much do you know about what happened back then?"

"Nu was just a sweeping eunuch at the beginning, and many things are not clear. It's just that the Mu family committed a crime, and the late emperor coveted Mu Taifu for a long time, so the Mu family sent the Taifu to the palace. The name is because he was still the prince at that time. If you find a grand tutor, in fact... it is to satisfy the late emperor himself."

"This is just the old slave's own guess. The Mu family is a century-old noble family. How could it suddenly cause a catastrophe at that time?"

Su Yan's face was pale, his lips were bitten by himself, and blood was still oozing out at this moment.

In this way, it was the emperor's despicable trick.

"Teacher Mu naturally refused in every possible way and angered the late emperor many times. Later, the late emperor went astray, so he came up with such a method."

"During that time, Concubine Yu also occasionally helped Taifu Mu, and it was all thanks to this that she survived."

Su Yan's breathing became disturbed: "Mother Concubine?"

Li Dezhong nodded: "Teacher Mu was chosen for you by the late emperor, how could Concubine Yu not pay attention? However, Taifu Mu was imprisoned for almost half a year in the secret room of Zihuan Palace."

"It's just that after coming out, Taifu Mu has completely changed. He was extreme and selfish. It all started from this incident. You must know how amazing and talented Mu Taifu was back then."

Li Dezhong's voice sounded in the hall, as if it came from a dream, separated by a layer of fog.

Su Yan was angry at first, but later he was full of distress.

He has never tried to understand these, and no one will tell him that what he knows is all from the surface.

Halfway through hearing this, Su Yan couldn't even imagine how he was tortured to change from a handsome nobleman to a selfish and ruthless person who wields power.

After Su Yan finished listening to those past events, the sky darkened.

Su Yan told Li Dezhong to go down, and he was the only one left in Zihuan Palace.

Holding a palace lantern in his hand, Su Yan gradually walked to the inner room of Zihuan Palace.In front of a portrait, Su Yan lit the glazed lamp on the table, and with the faint light, he looked up at the painting.

In the portrait is his father who passed away in his prime, and his eyebrows and eyes are three points similar to Su Yan's.

Su Yan's affection for him has always been very weak, and he doesn't even have much impression of him.

But today, Su Yan raised his head and looked at him deeply, as if staring at him.

"Father, it seems that I am indeed your son. The one our Su family likes has been so similar since ten years ago."

"If you have a spirit, don't you also see all these in your eyes?"

"Have you ever had the slightest regret for torturing him like this?"

If it were him, how would he deal with these things?

Probably killing all of their Su family, and then making the Great Zhou Dynasty worry about internal and external troubles, can the hatred in my heart be relieved.

However, the Taifu chose to let him be in charge, but chose to come to him in the snowy night yesterday.

Su Yan took the portrait, with a dark fire burning in his eyes: "Don't worry, my son will take good care of Jinge for you."

The portrait was set on fire and thrown into a copper basin.

The face of the first emperor was gradually devoured by the flames and burned to ashes.

On a snowy night, the ashes disperse as soon as they blow.

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