After usurping the throne, he died

Chapter 15

??In a blur, Mu Xiang seemed to hear someone calling his name.

?? Not the Second Prince, not His Highness, or just the word Mu Xiang.

?? He opened his eyes with difficulty, and found that he had arrived at the terrace at some point, and Shi He was sitting on the side, looking down at the jade pendant in his hand.

?? The jade pendant is carved like a phoenix, with a delicate appearance. Upon closer inspection, there are a few red threads inside, flowing like life. This is the piece that Mu Xiang often carries on his body.

"I..." Mu Xiang opened his mouth only to realize that his voice was hoarse.

"Your Highness has a fever." Shi He said.

??He suddenly raised his hand to caress Mu Xiang's forehead, as if testing the heat, and then withdrew naturally: "Your Highness, take a rest, and then you can get up and drink medicine."

??"……good."

?? Mu Xiang moved his stiff body, and it seemed that the warmth of Shi He's palm still remained on his forehead.

??Shi He suddenly asked: "Why do you keep wearing it?"

?? Mu Xiang was slightly startled, and it took him a while to realize that he was talking about the jade pendant: "This is left by my mother."

?? "..." Shi He raised his eyes and glanced at him, with unclear meaning.

??Mu Xiang frowned. Although he was in a fever, his mind was still active.Actually, this piece of jade pendant cannot be said to be left to him by his mother, after all, as long as he has memories, he has only met her twice, once when he returned to the palace, and once when his mother came to visit on his birthday.

?? And this jade pendant has been with him since he was a child. Although his stepmother and his stepmother's family treated him very poorly, they never had any idea about this jade pendant. The Patriarch beat him up, and then returned the jade pendant.

??So he took it for granted that the jade pendant was given by the queen mother, so those people did not act arbitrarily.

"It..." Mu Xiang's throat tightened, "Is it yours?"

"Yes." Shi He put the jade pendant back beside Mu Xiang's pillow, "I put it on you on the day you were born."

"...Why?" Mu Xiang's throat was astringent, and it took him a long time to ask.

"I don't know." Shi He seemed to be lost in memory, "I don't remember what I thought at that time."

?? This answer was completely beyond Mu Xiang's expectations. It was not a gift or anything else, but ignorance.

??Mu Xiang tentatively asked: "Do you still remember what happened a long time ago?"

??Shi He knew that he was talking about the events of the former Emperor Yadi: "Remember, there is only this paragraph."

??Only this paragraph...

??Shi He said again: "Maybe it's for compensation."

??Mu Xiang was startled: "...what?"

??Shi He frowned invisibly: "Your hexagram of conquering the prince is occupied by me."

?? Mu Xiang was completely stunned: "..."

??In the final analysis, he would not live as well as a child of a family when he was young, at least for a few years, isn't it because of a ridiculous prophecy?

??But now Shi He told him that he spoke the Dao language.

??He spoke with difficulty: "Is the hexagram true?"

?? Shi He paused: "Yes."

??Different from the framing in Mu Xiang's imagination, that prophecy was actually true, indeed, isn't it fulfilled now?He took away the throne that belonged to Mu Yu, but the other party was kneeling in prison right now.

?? "I don't blame you, you just..."

?? You're just doing your own thing...

?? But Mu Xiang still felt that his breathing was tingled with thorns, one by one stuck in his throat, making him suffocate with pain.

??He doesn't care about those past experiences, what he cares about is that those experiences were brought by Shi He.

??Shi He saw his discomfort, but he didn't know how to deal with it. He never thought of hiding this matter, and said everything naturally. When Mu Xiang asked, he answered.

?? It's just why the jade pendant was sent to the other party. Shi He really doesn't know the reason, maybe it's really for compensation.

?? He can have a heart, so why would he feel compassion for a baby?

?? Mu Xiang also didn't believe it, not sure if Shi He had other things to hide from him.

??Shi He went out, only leaving a sentence remember to drink medicine.

??Mu Xiang didn't make a sound, and it took him a while to prop up his body, and he smelled a bitter smell wafting in the air.

?? He picked up the jade pendant next to the pillow, his eyes darkened, and the strength in his hand became tighter and tighter.

?? The hostility in his eyes became more and more serious, and his hands were raised high in the air, as if he was about to smash them down.

?? Shi He outside the room only heard a crisp sound inside, as if something was torn apart. He raised his footsteps slightly, but finally did not move.

?? Until Mu Xiang called his name: "Shi He."

?? When Shi He walked in, he saw only broken pieces of porcelain on the ground, which were medicine bowls, and the jade pendant next to Mu Xiang's pillow had disappeared.Through the clothes, it is not clear whether it is worn or placed elsewhere.

??The two looked at each other, and Mu Xiang took the lead to turn his face away, his voice still low and hoarse: "Just pretend it never happened."

"...Okay." Shi He leaned over and picked up a piece of debris on the ground.

"Call Xiao Er to do it." Mu Xiang looked down, "Don't hurt your hands."

?? Shi He didn't refuse, but went down and asked the back chef to boil a bowl of soup and medicine again, and brought up a piece of candied fruit by the way.

?? "Didn't it affect the efficacy of the medicine?"

?? "...the prescription is different."

Mu Xiang naturally didn't believe it, but he snorted coldly and ordered a large bowl of decoction, and then put the candied fruit into his mouth to relieve the bitterness caused by the medicinal diet.

?? Then his thoughts fell into thinking, and he just woke up to realize that it was almost evening, that is to say, he had been asleep for most of the day.

?? There are memories before coma, but Mu Xiang doesn't understand why he reacts so strongly to those two sentences. He is sure that he has never heard of them before today.

?? "Your Highness can return to the palace tonight?"

"...No." Mu Xiang came back to his senses, "It's all out, so I won't just bring a rabbit back."

??The Jinchen rabbit was in the cage in the corner, holding the cabbage leaves and eating them with great relish.

?? After resting for a while, the two left the inn one after the other and came to the busy city.

??The crowd at night is much more than that during the day, and all kinds of beautiful lanterns are hung up in every household. Because the lanterns have different shapes and colors, even the lights are colorful.

?? There are too many people on this main street, people are crowded, and they disappear after a while.

??Mu Xiang's pupils narrowed slightly, and he stood in the crowd and looked around for a long time, but he didn't see the white figure.

"When I saw it, did you see where the national teacher was going?" Mu Xiang asked the secret guard.

?? "Return to Your Majesty, the Master of the National Teacher has gone to the South Street."

?? "..." Mu Xiang stood there for a while, but didn't chase after him, feeling a little lonely and out of tune with the crowd.

??He found a restaurant at random, and took advantage of someone leaving and asked for a private seat on the second floor. Two screens separated him from the others. The left side was facing the downtown downtown. The night view here is good, and you can see The hustle and bustle of this street came into my eyes.

??Dinner was not available yet, so he called Xiao Er: "All your special dishes are served."

?? Xiaoer was a little surprised: "Guest officer, our restaurant has a lot of food. If you are alone, you may not be able to finish it all."

??Mu Xiang said calmly: "You just go on."

?? Seeing that he didn't listen to the persuasion, Xiao Er tactfully withdrew. Anyway, he was a rich man, so he wasn't afraid to eat the king's meal.

??After Xiaoer left, the dark guard couldn't hold back and said, "Your Majesty, you didn't bring any money."

?? "... I don't know."

?? The one with the silver left.

?? Mu Xiang's eyes were gloomy, if Shi He didn't come back, he would pawn this jade pendant.

??A slightly familiar voice came from behind, breaking the gloom in his eyes.

?? "This Mu Xiang is just a useless bastard. He used to live in my house like a skinny monkey. I don't know where he got that position."

?? The voice at the back was a little softer: "Hey, I can't say that. It's a bit tricky to be able to sit in that position. My father thought that the crown prince would be seated! You know, my family lives on that little oil and water. The crown prince must be thoroughly investigated because of his character..."

?? "Let your father rest assured, this Mu Xiang must have no guts, and there are not many people who support him to take the position."

??It is really audacious to talk about the current emperor in broad daylight.However, they are all directly used names. Few people know the names of the sons of the royal family, and others don't know much about them.

??One of the people who talked about it was Yu Shumin, the third son of Mu Xiang's mother's Yu family. He was also the one who had the worst attitude towards him when he was still living in his uncle's house when he was young.

??Mu Xiang just tapped the table lightly, and the table behind the screen was suddenly lifted.

"See you, come back." The dark guard who was about to hit someone turned around and came back. Her complete face finally appeared in front of her eyes. She looked like a woman, but her voice was indistinguishable.

??"Yes!"

??————

?? When Shi He came back, he saw such a scene. Mu Xiang sat on the main seat and ate calmly. He was surrounded by several menacing children from aristocratic families, and Xiaoer persuaded him kindly To make money, the food on the next elegant table fell to the floor, and the table was broken in half.

??Mu Xiang put a piece of fish into his mouth: "Didn't your father teach you to make false comments that the current emperor will lose his head?"

??Yu Shumin was taken aback. He only felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but he said calmly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who heard me talking about the Holy Spirit? Who is it? What about that bitch just now? Tell her to come out Dare to lift our table and have the guts to show up?"

??Mu Xiang's eyes flashed with gloom, and suddenly he heard Shi He's voice: "You should be sentenced to death for falsely speaking about the Holy Majesty."

Everyone turned their heads, and the one with Yu Shumin shouted, "No, who are you?"

??Yu Shumin saw that the legs of the person coming were trembling, so he tugged on the sleeves of the person next to him: "Don't, stop talking..."

??"what--"

?? "Yes, it seems to be a national teacher..."

?? "..." The two of them froze together.

??Mu Xiang and Yu Shumin haven't met each other for many years, so it's normal that they can't recognize each other, but as early as two years ago at the state banquet, Yu Shumin had seen the national teacher from a distance, and his father pointed out the identity of the national teacher , never to be forgotten again.

??The hostility around Mu Xiang finally dissipated. He stood up and pointed to Shi He and said to Xiaoer, "Ask him for a ticket."

??Shi He: "..."

??Xiaoer looked at Mu Xiang's back in a daze, so he had no choice but to say to Shi He, "Guest officer, look..."

??Shi He took out a bank note and handed it to Xiao Er: "The excess is considered compensation."

?? "Okay!" Xiao Er happily accepted it, turned around and left, even thinking that it would be okay for them to fight for a while.

??Yu Shumin bit the bullet and saluted: "I have seen Mr. Guoshi."

?? "It seems that tutoring in Yufu is really not possible." Shi Hedan said, "Tomorrow the Japanese seat will present a brochure, so I can do it myself."

??Yu Shumin looked at the back of the national teacher, and his whole body suddenly collapsed on the ground—it was over.

?? In fact, Mu Xiang didn't go far. He was at the door, and he also learned what Shi He said from the mouth of the hidden guard, and he felt a little better.

??He is not a person who repays grievances with virtue. He has long wanted to move at home but has not yet found a suitable reason. Even if he heard Yu Shumin speak ill of him today, it is still difficult to say in the court that he heard it with his own ears. Most people think that he made an extremely ridiculous excuse, after all, the name is not justified.

??But if Shi He submitted the booklet, then it is not a concept.It was as if Shi He grabbed Yu Jia's neck and forced it under Mu Xiang's knife.

??My thoughts gradually faded away, and I heard a burst of very light footsteps, and Mu Xiang said coldly, "Where did Master Guoshi go?"

?? "After getting separated from His Highness, I saw the Prime Minister." Shi He said calmly.

??He didn't lie, that's true, it's just that the prime minister came here by coincidence or came here specially to wait...

??Mu Xiang snorted coldly. He let go of his embraced arms and walked forward without asking what the two of them were talking about.

?? After walking for a while, he suddenly said: "Is Gu's name also chosen by the Master?"

??"yes."

??"why?"

??Mu Xiang had doubts a long time ago. Mu Xiang and Mu Xiang directly put on the national characters. It doesn't sound like the name of an unfavored or even ostracized prince. Now he finally has an answer.

?? But why on earth did Shi He give him such a name?

??Shi He gave the same answer as Yu Pei again: "I don't know."

"... Is there something wrong with you here?" Mu Xiang turned around, pointed at Shi He and asked Shi He. As soon as he said this, Mu Xiang felt that inexplicable sense of immorality again.

??In the whole world, he is probably the only one who dares to ask the Master of the State Teacher directly if something is wrong with his mind.

?? "..." Shi He sighed slightly, "At the beginning, I didn't think carefully——"

?? He stopped before he finished speaking, because Mu Xiang suddenly grabbed his sleeve and led him forward.

"I don't want to hear it." Mu Xiang said with a hint of mockery, without turning her head: "This time, hurry up, don't get separated again."

??Shi He: "..."

??The night fell completely, colorful lanterns were lit up, every house was brightly lit, gardenia trees could be seen everywhere on the street, and the tip of the nose was completely occupied by the fragrance.

??One after another Kongming lanterns slowly floated to the sky, with names written on them, or letters burned, and slowly sent to people in the world with wishes and affection.