This small body... Qing Huan was so annoyed that she staggered and stood firmly on the stool, then gently opened the door, looked around, made sure no one was there, and slipped out quietly.
The rockery is still the same rockery, let alone her strange premonition, just saying that she was next to the rockery when she opened her eyes, Qing Huan can conclude that this must not have happened by chance. There must be a reason why she is here.
Going around the rockery a few times, Qing Huan frowned, pinched and probed everywhere with her veritable little hands, until she touched something strangely smooth and hard in a certain hole. Pushing down the mechanism with all his strength, a dark hole suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. There was nothing at the mouth of the cave, not even a ladder. Qing Huan was puzzled, she let go and went over to look, and was immediately taken aback! She gasped, clutching her chest.
— A pair of ferocious beast-like eyes stared at her.
After a while, she tilted her head to look over again. It turned out that under the entrance of the cave, there was a little boy about eight or nine years old locked with iron chains. At this moment, he was staring at Qing Huan with cold eyes, as if he could rush out and bite her throat in the next second.
Qing Huan didn't think about who he was, nor did she care why a small hole was dug under the rockery to lock up such a child. From her point of view, the prison cell below is not big, but there are many instruments of torture. The little boy's ankles are tied with long iron chains. People feel scared.
The two of them stared at each other for a long while. After a while, Qing Huan asked softly: "... who are you? What's your name?"
Seeing that the little boy ignored her, she bit her lip and her voice became softer: "My name is Qing Huan, light Qing, happy Huan, how about you?"
The little boy just stared at her and didn't speak. Qing Huan rarely gets along with children, but in the world of the female ghost Hong Luan, she is the mother of three children. However, this little boy is different from the three children she once had. This child...except for his appearance, there is nothing like a child at all. Whether it is his eyes or expression, he is cold and stern like a decisive adult. Qing Huan knelt at the entrance of the cave, hesitated for a while, and suddenly heard a grunt.
The little boy's icy expression suddenly cracked. Qing Huan laughed, she got up from the ground, and quickly covered the mechanism of the rockery again, so the sunlight was once again swallowed by the darkness.
In the darkness, the little boy clenched his fists.
But soon, beyond his expectation, that beautiful little girl came back again. This time the sun shone into the ground again. Put the bamboo leaf bag down.
"This is the food I just brought, eat it while it's hot!"
To eat, or not to eat? Will it be poisonous in it? After thinking about it, if they wanted him to die, they would have done it long ago, why wait until now? Besides, instead of sending a little girl to harm him, it is better to find a hidden guard and directly strangle him to death. Thinking of this, the little boy squatted down, tore open the bamboo leaves, and started to eat hungrily. He hadn't eaten for a long time and lived on the moss on the dungeon walls. It's not that he is afraid of death, but he is not willing to die like this.
Looking at his turbulent appearance, Qing Huan couldn't help feeling a little distressed. She has always had extra tolerance for children. After the little boy finished eating, she smiled, but she was a little uneasy: "I don't know who you are, and I dare not let you out. This is my aunt's jurisdiction. I can't let her get hurt. But don't worry , I will bring you food every day from now on, okay?"
Her eyes are so beautiful. It was shining brightly like stars, but the little boy quickly lowered his head and refused to look any further. Qing Huan said with some disappointment, "I'm leaving first, see you tomorrow."
The darkness once again engulfed the light, and the little boy stood stiffly on the spot. His eyes could no longer accept the sunlight, and his heart ached. In fact, he didn't see what the little girl looked like at all. He just guessed from her voice that she should grow up. Very nice.
Will you come again
No way. This kind of place... scary, eerie, and full of darkness. Who would want to come here? Come and see an emperor's eldest grandson who has long lost his value and the world thought he was dead? !
But unexpectedly, the next day, Qing Huan arrived as scheduled. She covered the entrance of the hole with dry grass, so that he could bathe in the sun and breathe fresh air without irritating his eyes.
Today she brought delicious pastries. The little boy used to disdain to eat these things, but now he even eats moss.
In this way, for half a month, Qing Huan brought food every day. She has no way to get out of the cold palace, and her current body can't exert much energy, and she has nothing to do every day, so she can only come to keep company with the little boy. The female officer who claimed to be her aunt was very busy and basically had no time to accompany her. Fortunately, Qing Huan was quick-witted, and soon knew where the imperial dining room was. She would often steal some food for the little boy when others were not paying attention, otherwise, it would not be enough for her own.
But the little boy refused to speak from the beginning to the end. If Qing Huan hadn't confirmed his identity, she would have thought that he was a dumb man who couldn't speak.
This little boy is the Emperor Jingheng of the Great Wei who "has a cold temperament, but never kills innocent people" as Nu Gu Zhu Cai said. After meeting for the first time that day, when Qing Huan returned to the room, the Karma Stone miraculously appeared in front of her, and because of this, she learned the reason.
After the death of the first emperor, Emperor Jingheng's father, the Crown Prince, ascended the throne, and then the Crown Princess colluded with her natal family in an attempt to rebel. First, she killed the Emperor, and then murdered the Emperor regardless of her three-year-old child, and then imprisoned Emperor Jingheng. Entering the cave in the cold palace—this is where she accidentally found out. After throwing her son in, she never cared about him again, and became the eldest princess of the new dynasty! The current emperor is the biological father of Emperor Jing Heng's mother and concubine. This family changed Wei to Zhou, just like a new dynasty.
And the reason why Emperor Jing Heng will not touch women in the future is because his mother and concubine are extremely promiscuous. The emperor smashed his mother and grandfather upside down on the bed, and was thrown into the cave. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to support a three-year-old little emperor and become the queen mother himself
It's a pity that this child is worthless.
For the eldest princess, she married a husband she didn't like, had to give birth to a child she didn't like at all, and died as soon as she died, which was nothing to worry about.
But it is such a child who was thrown into a hole at the age of three, who can turn against today's desperate situation and regain all the power in the future, which is enough to show that adversity is not impossible to become a talent. Presumably, it has something to do with what happened when I was a child.
Qing Huan felt pity for him, no matter what, she didn't want to let a good child be ruined like this. Fortunately, although she did not have the conditions to get him the Four Books and Five Classics, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, in the world of the female ghost Hongluan, she has already read poetry and books, and she is able to understand all kinds of advice and theories. Give the things to Emperor Jingheng.
The hard work paid off, and after they spent two months together, Emperor Jing Heng was finally willing to talk to her. At this time, he was immature and young. Although he was gloomy and unpredictable, he was still a child at heart. Qing Huan tried her best to bring the distance between the two closer. She has a gentle and patient personality, no matter how indifferent Emperor Jing Heng is, she doesn't care. Over time, Emperor Jing Heng would also take the initiative to talk to her.
Just like today, Qing Huan sat at the entrance of the cave, listening to Emperor Jing Heng's awkward reading, covered her mouth and chuckled. It was only then that she realized that, apart from acknowledging his life and being on guard, Emperor Jing Heng had stayed in the cave for too long, and he was not good at talking. He was only three years old when he was thrown down, and his language was immature. He didn't speak for several years, no one spoke to him, and he was extremely lacking.
It seems that Emperor Jing Heng is only eight or nine years old, but in fact he is already eleven years old, but he is malnourished and lives on moss every day, which makes him appear particularly thin. And his eyes... Because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, although his vision recovered after a long time, it was covered with a white cloud. Whenever he opened his eyes and looked at Qing Huan, it always made her feel startled.
As time passed, Qing Huan was impressed by Emperor Jing Heng's intelligence. He had a photographic memory. Basically, as long as he listened to her, he could memorize it completely. Qing Huan has never taught anyone, and she doesn't know if what she does is useful to Emperor Jing Heng. She only hopes that the poor child can understand in the future that it is not his fault that he has encountered these things, as long as he insists on , Diligence, will eventually realize the ambition of the swan. The most important thing is that Qing Huan doesn't want him to be a cold and emotionless emperor. Judging from the narration of the female ghost Zhu Cai, the adult Emperor Jing Heng can no longer be called a complete person.
Just like her.
"Qing Huan."
"Um?"
Emperor Jing Heng looked up at her, his dark eyes were covered by a thin layer of veil, it was scary, but Qing Huan could feel his warmth. This young man seemed indifferent and unapproachable, but in fact he just longed for someone to cuddle with him. "I'm not going to be stuck here forever."
"I know." Qing laughed. "You are very capable, you can't be trapped here."
"Will you stay by my side until the day I go out?" There was no emotional ups and downs in the question, but Qing Huan could hear the uneasiness and expectation in it. So she smiled: "Yeah."
So Emperor Jing Heng quietly blushed. He quickly raised his head to glance at Qing Huan, then quickly lowered his head, and continued to recite the homework she had given him.
The eldest princess's family is seeking power and usurping the throne. It seems that they have a chance of winning and are glamorous. In fact, they are filthy inside. There are many dissatisfied people in the court. They are all waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that can completely destroy this short-lived new dynasty. But the new emperor didn't take it seriously. All the blood relatives of the royal family in the previous dynasty were slaughtered by him. Even if someone can restore the country, so what? Without the support of their masters, they are just another traitor.
Qing Huan has been trying to get rid of the iron chain on Emperor Jingheng's feet. The iron chain has been deeply embedded in his flesh and blood, but Emperor Jingheng doesn't seem to feel the pain. As long as she appears by his side, he will be forever Is cheerful and gentle.