With a splash, a ladle of ice water was splashed on the face, which was bitingly cold.
Li Yuanmin had a splitting headache and opened his eyes in a daze.
He was escorted by two servants, and stood in front of him were two noble young men in fine clothes and crowns. The taller boy had a snake-like sneer at the corner of his mouth, while the other was full of anger:
"It's all your fault, you bastard! I lost to Brother Huang!"
Li Yuanmin shook his head. Since he became the emperor, he has not been in such a state of embarrassment for many years. He spit out the cold water poured into his mouth, feeling confused.
The fourth prince Li Yuanxu was speaking, and the other... was the second prince Li Yuanlang.
But didn't they both die in the rebellion? Why is it still in front of you, and why is it such a young man
And myself... How did I come back to life
Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar things around him, Li Yuanmin's head started to ache again, and a terrible thought came to him, which sent chills down his spine.
Li Yuanxu saw that he was dull and sluggish, and he didn't speak for a long time, so he was so angry that he swung the ladle again and again, splashing the other party's body soaked.
Today, he was competing with the eldest brother Li Yuangan in archery. In order to please the princes, the servants of the Internal Affairs Court went to Yeyou Court and brought a group of lowly slaves over. The live target is much more interesting than the lifeless grass target. The two were in high spirits, chasing after each other, and the slut who shot to death was divided 50-50. In the end, there was only one nimble little slave running away on the hunting ground, and he couldn't shoot anything. That guy Li Yuanqian was from I only ordered my entourage to take the bow, and promised him when he was resting in the fur tent, if he could kill that little slave in the interval of three sticks of incense, he would have the right to regard him as the winner. The ruby and coral offered by him will belong to him.
Red jade coral is rare in a hundred years, but it is a rare treasure. Father's birthday is coming soon, and this competition must be won no matter what. Taking advantage of the snacks, Li Yuanxu quietly ordered Li Yuanmin to give up the little slave Muscle loose.
But he didn't want to, this lowly bastard who usually doesn't make a sound made him one, sprinkled his soft tendons directly, and he was so tired that he was panting and opened the bow for more than half an hour. Tired, on the contrary, he became more and more energetic, not to mention the shot, and he didn't even touch the edge of the arrow feather.
Red Jade Coral is completely dead now, and he has to endure all kinds of ridicule from Li Yuanqian, which taught him how to hold back his breath. When he returned to the palace, he sent someone to tie up Li Yuanmin and clean it up.
With a sullen face, he winked at the servant.
Li Yuanmin was dragged up, his chin was pinched by Li Yuanxu, and he slammed left and right, but he heard two muffled sounds, and his wet, pale cheeks instantly became red, swollen and congested.
However, Li Yuanmin not only did not have a look of pain, but he smiled. He was out of breath and looked crazy.
"You... what are you laughing at?"
Li Yuanxu was terrified by his laughter, and Li Yuanlang behind him was also staring at him suspiciously.
But he was still laughing, tears streaming down his face, his whole body trembling, and his description was distorted.
Li Yuanxu was startled, secretly thinking that this guy is crazy
If the other party has something good or bad, he is not afraid of his father being angry because of it. His father probably hates this bastard as much as he does. The ministers have to punish him a little for their face.
He lost face to his father for a bitch...
Seeing that fellow laughing more and more maniacally, Li Yuanxu finally spat and pushed him hard:
"Drag this guy back to the west hall, remember not to be seen."
***
The sun is half covered by dark clouds.
The place where Kaiyuan Temple and the West Hall adjoin, there are dense forests, and a giant Buddha more than ten feet high stands in the sky, which is truly spectacular.
Li Yuanmin's face was red, swollen and bruised, and he was half lying on the bare Buddha's feet. The Buddha's feet were so huge that he looked like a person on a boat, and his robe was already wet and dirty. Pale and thin hands, looking through the fingers to see the tiny sunlight that leaked through.
He didn't sleep all night, and now under the sun, his long-term weak body was weak. He sat up slowly, and the water puddles on the ground reflected a thin and pale picture due to long-term lack of nutrients. The face, this body is only thirteen years old, and it has not yet grown into what it will be later.
Returning to his lonely and dry thirteen years old, there is nothing different.
Li Yuanmin's throat let out a cry similar to crying.
The big Buddha has a majestic appearance, with half-downcast eyes mercifully overlooking all living beings. Li Yuanmin stared blankly at each other for a while, finally closed his eyes, and walked back to the West Hall.
For several days, he only stayed in his bedroom and never went anywhere.
His west hall is deserted, and few people come here on weekdays. Except for him, there are only two court ladies. One of the two court ladies is dull and has no work in the eyes. He didn't even care that the food box he sent hadn't been touched, now seeing him hiding in the room all day, he was so happy and relaxed, he had already gone to do his own things.
Li Yuanmin was already weak, and in the past few days, he has become so thin that he almost has only a handful of bones left.
In the past few days, he has been struggling for a long time on the line between begging to die and surviving. In the end, he didn't want to die anymore.
Li Yuanmin never thought that God would treat him favorably, but the matter of rebirth was so absurd, so absurd that he gave birth to a little hope.
This time, he wants to live differently, he wants to live another life.
He will not let himself fall in love. Maybe when he is fourteen years old, he can still get a small fiefdom. Although his father hates him, his ancestors cannot be violated. Then Ya Jianfu can be released, and he can take the opportunity to escape from this cage. He has never seen the world outside the palace in his life, and he really wants to see another world.
If it still doesn't work...
Li Yuanmin's mouth reveals a hint of self-mockery.
Then he dies again, that's okay.
Anyway, in his short, ridiculous and lackluster life, death was almost the easiest thing to do.
Having made up his mind, Li Yuanmin felt faint for a while. He closed his eyes, staggered to the food box, and began to swallow the cold food with difficulty.
As the sun sets, a lonely figure is elongated and blends lonely with the blue bricks on the ground.
When the last trace of blood red in the setting sun disappeared completely, there was a rush of footsteps outside, as if someone was coming this way. The hasty footsteps seemed a bit abrupt in the quiet palace. Li Yuanmin sighed quietly and opened the door. eyes.
A palace lady with a pretty face came in outside the door. She met Li Yuanmin unexpectedly, her face froze, and then she showed a little impatience:
"The Third Highness is still lying on the bed. Today is the fifteenth day. It is a routine big day. I have to go to the front hall to kowtow to thank you."
This maid is called Qiu Chan. She was originally the maid in charge of Ronghua Palace. She was sent to the west hall to serve this ominous person because she was jealous of the grand lady in front of Empress Sima. The master of the west hall is thin and has no appearance at all. Thinking of the hopeless days in the future, the contempt in her heart is even more self-pitying, the more coldly she urges:
"Hurry up, the waiter will blame you for being late."
Li Yuanmin didn't care about her tone, his face was extremely calm, and he only shook the hem of his clothes a little.
"Okay, I'll change my outfit and go."
Qiu Chan paused for no reason. Although the person in front of her spoke calmly and looked half-dead, for some reason, she always felt that this person was different from before.
After all, there are still scruples about respect and inferiority, and the tone slows down:
"I'll get you a palace dress."
***
Twilight fell, and the sky became more and more gloomy.
Li Yuanmin went to the Daogan Hall alone. As expected, just like in the previous life, he had no chance to enter the hall to kowtow, and just knelt outside the hall alone.
The inner court is full of music, and the joyous laughter floats out from time to time. In his previous life, he could still be sad, but now there is only a sneer left.
He will be sad only if he has hope in his heart. What can he expect from him now.
—Although he is a prince, his status is not noble. His biological mother is just a female concubine in the queen's palace.
Different from the maids of the palace, Ji women do not take care of palace affairs, but serve the emperor on the bed instead of the master when the concubine is inconvenient. Most of the halls have Ji Nu Gu Chong, and Empress Sima's Ronghua Palace is no exception.
Since Empress Sima suffered from a miscarriage, she has been bedridden for two years. In order to preserve her favor, she let her elder brother Sima Ji, who is the King of Zhenbei, snatch Luo Meiji into the palace. As the head of the Sima family, King Zhenbei was very concerned. After a lot of trouble, he finally found a beautiful lady. This beautiful lady was also up-to-date. In those one or two years, Emperor Mingde spent almost half of his time in Ronghua. Overnight in the palace. Not long after, Meiji became pregnant, but she didn't want to give birth to a monster like him who was neither male nor female.
He was born so tired that his biological mother died tragically and the empress fell out of favor. He is indeed an ominous monster. Fortunately, Master Kongyuan entered the palace to teach the law, rescued him by chance, and raised him in Kaiyuan Temple, otherwise he would not have survived to this day.
But so what if you survived? It's just a pawn on the road of others chasing power.
Kneeling for more than half an hour, Li Yuanmin's knee was no longer his own. Fortunately, Emperor Mingde finally remembered that there was another son kneeling outside after being reminded by his servants. So that he doesn't have to enter, just kowtow and thank you on the spot, and then he can leave on his own.
Li Yuanmin stood up slowly, the corners of his mouth were still slightly bruised from the humiliation that day, he only slightly pursed his lips, looked at the deep palace gate from a distance for a while, and left with lowered eyes.
On the way back, the sky began to rain, pattering, and after a while, the rain gradually became worse, and immediately drenched Li Yuanmin into a drenched chicken, but he didn't seem to notice it, and just walked forward in a dull manner , Before he knew it, his footsteps stopped at the gate of Yeyouting.
He saw the child again.
No, he is not an ordinary child.
Li Yuan's heart beat violently.
The child was only ten years old, and he was curled up in a small and dirty iron cage. His body was dirty and his hair was disheveled. Clutching the iron cage tightly, like a hungry dog sticking out its tongue to catch the rainwater.
A few days ago, the child was hunted and shot as a target, and he rescued him. Later in the last life, he tried every means to rescue him from the palace, but he didn't think that it was this kind of behavior that allowed Bei Anchao to let go of a vicious beast that overturned the universe.
Li Yuanmin suddenly remembered the day the city was broken.
That day, the evil rain overturned, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The city walls were stained red with human blood over and over again, and with the rain, it became a river of blood.
Standing on the stage of Xuanwu Gate, he saw the rebel army break through the city gate, and the brave and fierce rebel leader walked in like a Rakshasa, wearing black armor and blood all over his body. His eyes were blood red, and his aura shook the sky , Man and God share fear, even thinking of it at this moment, my heart is also shocked.
A lightning strike illuminated the world, and the young man locked in the iron cage also saw him, but his face was washed away by the rain from a distance. He huddled in a corner of the iron cage defensively.
And Li Yuanmin looked at him blankly through the pouring rain.
It was the same day that Lanzhi Yushu's lover personally cut off the heads of the guards and soldiers, and knelt down to welcome the thieves into the city.
As a lover of a surrender, the first thing is to kill all the colleagues who do not surrender, and the second thing is to come to him.
"The traitor temporarily settled in the suburbs, we still have a chance to turn around!"
"You are His Majesty of the Bei'an Dynasty, the most important thing is your body. When you were young, your father asked the imperial doctor to show you that your body can conceive. As long as you are pregnant with his seed, why worry about us?" Your throne is unstable?"
"When the time is right, we will..."
"Don't worry, the child is just a chance to stabilize him. When he relaxes his vigilance, it will be the end of this traitor!"
"When things are done, the evil seed of that thief will not be able to stay. In the future, we will have our own children, and our children will be the real masters of Bei'an Dynasty!"
"... why are you looking at me like this? We have no choice!"
Li Yuanmin looked at those eyes burning with intense desire, and suddenly laughed, and heard his own voice murmur in a trance:
"OK."
Sima Yu happily went.
It's just that he was wrong, and he didn't have no choice.
That night, he chose death extremely calmly, and also chose to leave Sima Yu with a dead end.
A loud bang pulled Li Yuanmin back from his nightmare memories. He shook his body in a daze, no longer looking at the boy in the iron cage, but staggered and turned away.
—The first thing to do in rebirth is to put away his cheap and useless sympathy.