He couldn't go back after all.
When Rong Xuan woke up, he was lying on a soft bed, covered with a brocade silk quilt, maybe his tears had dried up and his blood was so cold, but at this moment he was calm, waiting for Xiao Lv's arrival.
Xiao Lu didn't keep him waiting, and came quickly. The man was dressed in black uniform, and came to him step by step, silent, with self-blame and pain in his eyes.
Rong Xuan looked at him with a hoarse voice: Your Majesty, my family is gone, right
Xiao Lu's expression was shocked, and he looked at him in disbelief.
Rong Xuan just smiled, he is more simple, but he is not a fool, on the contrary he is very smart.
Who else can make his father so respectful, even his grandfather treat him politely, and his surname is Xiao, except for the high-ranking emperor
He had guessed it a long time ago, but he just didn't say it.
Everyone thinks that he doesn't understand anything, they always want to protect him, want him to be carefree and pure and happy, so he also pretends to be what everyone wants, living a carefree and happy life, no To think about those complicated things, not to mix things that they don't want him to mix.
Not only is he not strong, he is even very weak, he can't even protect himself, he can't help his father and brother, and he can't help the world... But at least he won't become their burden and trouble, he is working hard to do well Live and live happily, because this is the only thing he can do for his family.
But overnight, the towering tree fell down, uprooting his world.
Everything he loved and held on to was gone.
His heart was filled with anger and despair, and he couldn't continue to pretend that he didn't know anything... As before, he lived a carefree and simple life.
Although Rong Xuan never asks or speaks, and stays at home, it doesn't mean he doesn't know anything. Not only does he know that Xiao Lu is the emperor, he knows that General Zhen Guo is ambitious, he also knows that his father assisted Xiao Lu, and that his grandfather mourned the people's livelihood. In the face of difficulties, it is his duty to help the righteous and eradicate the traitors.
The Rong family is full of loyalty and integrity.
he knows-
Who wants them dead.
Rong Xuan looked at Xiao Lu with firm and clear eyes, and said word by word: Your Majesty, you will help us avenge you, right
Xiao Lu looked at him sadly, and said slowly but firmly: Yes.
Just like every time I asked him before, he agreed to him, this time Xiao Lu is still the same.
Rong Xuan knew that even if he didn't say anything, Xiao Lu would do the same, but it would be more reassuring to ask.
Perhaps it was because he was very calm, Xiao Lu told him the ins and outs.
Ten days ago.
One of Grand Master Rong's disciples was reported for corruption and bribery, and ignored human life. This case was investigated again and again at the insistence of General Zhen Guo, and finally it was found on Grand Master Rong. The disciple turned his back and sued his teacher, saying that everything Instigated by Grand Master Rong, he has been donating money to Grand Master Rong for many years in order to gain his protection, and he did not hesitate to write a thousand-character blood letter to win people's trust, and every word of his complaint, in his complaint——Rong Taishi He is the mastermind behind all crimes, his deeds are too numerous to describe, and his face is clean and honest, but in fact he is unbearably dirty.
Grand Master Rong naturally refused to admit to such crimes, but General Zhen Guo thought that since he was innocent, he shouldn't be afraid of rumors and investigations, so he took Rong Taishi into jail by surprise.
Three days later, Grand Master Rong committed suicide in fear of crime.
After being convicted of Grand Master Rong's charges, General Zhen Guo did not let the Rong family go, but ruthlessly killed the weeds and exterminated them. In doing so, he not only got rid of an unsightly opponent, but also gave Xiao Lv a warning, so that He knew he couldn't find his own palm.
Let Xiao Lu know what the price is.
General Zhen Guo covered the sky with one hand. Countless loyal ministers and men died in his hands over the years, and this time it was finally the Rong family's turn.
When Xiao Lu got the news and rushed over, he only rescued Rong Xuan in the snow.
Rong Xuan listened to all this silently.
He saw the grief in Xiao Lu's eyes, and heard Xiao Lu's hoarse voice asking him: Do you hate me
The Rong family suffered a catastrophe because they chose Xiao Lu.
hate it
He hated everything, hated unfair fate, hated traitors in power... But he didn't hate Xiao Lu, because he knew that no one in the Rong family would regret the choice they made.
His father, his eldest brother...
The night they chose to stay, they had no regrets.
So neither will he.
Rong Xuan looked at Xiao Lu seriously, and said: Your Majesty, I don't hate you.
Because, you will definitely not let my grandfather, father, brother die in vain, right
... ... ...
Rong Xuan is the only survivor of the Rong family. Due to his infirmity, his legs and feet are inconvenient, he stays at home all year round. Except for those close to his family, almost no one knows him. The entire Rong family was wiped out, and everyone thought he died that night. up.
Rong Xuan no longer begged for death, and felt at ease in front of the dead in the eyes of others, because at the last moment, his father and elder brother chose to sacrifice their lives for righteousness and stay, but he was the only one who sent him away. He could not let them down.
He only hated himself for being weak and powerless, hated the injustice of the heavens, let the treacherous and sycophant take the lead, and act recklessly.
He hoped that Xiao Lu could win, only in this way, the Rong family would have a day to clean up their grievances.
Only then did he have the chance to wait until the day of revenge.
One month later, Xiao Lu came to see Rong Xuan again, saying that everything was ready and that he would send him away from the capital, but Rong Xuan didn't want to leave, he wanted to stay here and see the end of his enemy with his own eyes.
For him, this is the only meaning of life that supports him now.
There was no way for him to escape like a bereaved dog.
Seeing that Rong Xuan insisted on refusing to leave, Xiao Lu was inevitably a little embarrassed. Now his foundation is not stable, and he can't leave the palace at will, lest he can't protect Rong Xuan.
Rong Xuan is the last family member of the teacher and Brother Rong, he can't let Rong Xuan do anything wrong, otherwise how can he comfort the soul of the Rong family in heaven.
But Rong Xuan had already made up his mind, and after much deliberation, Xiao Lu came up with a solution, which was to let Rong Xuan enter the palace as a male pet, so that Rong Xuan would be by his side, not only would it be convenient for him to take care of him, but the most dangerous place would be The safest place, after all, who would have thought that his male pet would be the last blood of the Rong family
It's just that this method really wronged Rong Xuan, Xiao Lu thought that Rong Xuan would not accept it, even if Rong Xuan complained to him, he would send Rong Xuan away.
But Rong Xuan readily agreed.
Everyone in the world said that Rongxuan was dead, even if he entered the palace, it would not be considered a disgrace to his family, instead of living here, it is better to go to Xiao Lu's side, maybe he can help... No matter how bad it is, he can get closer to some of his enemies .
Xiao Lu was very guilty and blamed himself, but Rong Xuan comforted Xiao Lu instead, this is just a stopgap measure, it doesn't matter.
Rong Xuan entered the palace like this.
But this difficult road has only just begun.
... ... ...
The empress dowager in the palace covered the sky with her palm. The empress was the empress dowager's own niece and the daughter of General Zhenguo, with a jealous and ruthless personality. Although the other concubines did not dare to offend the empress, they fought fiercely in private.
After the destruction of the Rong family, Xiao Lu pretended to be disheartened and gave up on himself. He obeyed the queen mother and trembled in front of the general Zhen Guo.
As an emperor, without power, he could only indulge in pleasure and spend his days in a daze. Finally, one day, he brought back a male favorite, which became even more ridiculous.
But in this way, the Chen family felt relieved.
Xiao Lv brought Rong Xuan into the palace as a male favorite, but he couldn't see Rong Xuan often. Not only did he have to pretend to be a loving couple with the queen, but he also had to keep the other concubines in the harem, pretending to be wanton, circling among the harem, even If you want to care about Rong Xuan, you need to be careful.
Because if it is discovered, it will only harm Rongxuan.
Xiao Lu is used to pretending, and only in front of Rong Xuan will he show his true side.
In the eyes of others, he is just a puppet emperor who has no opinion, cowardly and incompetent, lustful and absurd, and easy to control.
Rong Xuan lives in a corner of the palace, in an unremarkable small courtyard. Although it is deserted, it is better than being quiet and far away from right and wrong. It's just a pity that after all, he came from one cage to another...
But he looked at the sky above his head, and he believed that one day he would be able to leave here, stand upright in front of the world, and let everyone know that the Rong family is full of loyalty and they were wronged.
He firmly believes so.
So you can live.
Xiao Lu couldn't help himself and couldn't come here often, Rong Xuan was also very considerate, although he couldn't do anything, he would never make trouble for Xiao Lu.
Xiao Lu treated him very well, and he couldn't ask for more.
Although Xiao Lu didn't come here often, every time he came, he would bring him some books and miscellaneous notes, or some gadgets to relieve his boredom...
Xiao Lu would talk to him about the outside world, and occasionally reveal his worries... Rong Xuan would talk with Xiao Lu, play chess, give Xiao Lu ideas, and comfort him in a soft voice.
Except that the Rong family no longer exists, everything seems to be the same as before.
Two months passed like this.
One day, suddenly two fierce servants rushed in and tied him to the queen without saying a word.
The queen's make-up is dignified, her face is bright, her phoenix eyes are sharp, but she looks at him, as if she is in front of a lowly thing that will stain her eyes.
The queen learned that Xiao Lu had brought back a male favorite, and she put it quietly. Although she didn't show any special love, but a few days would pass every month, and she would carefully prepare some small gifts, which made the queen feel jealous and dissatisfied.
Although Xiao Lu seemed to love her very much and always gave her expensive gifts, he never bothered to search for cheap and interesting things.
Women are always sensitive.
She has a noble status, and even Xiao Lv would look at her father's face and act like a child in front of her, but she knew in her heart that this did not make Xiao Lv truly love her.
And this humble male favorite has something she doesn't have.
The queen wanted to kill Rong Xuan directly, but when she saw his sickly appearance, she suddenly changed her mind. With the young man's weak body, she only needs to be tortured, and she might not live for a few days. If Rong Xuan is herself After dying of illness, Xiao Lu would not realize that it was him who made the move, and he would be dissatisfied with himself...
As the jewel in the palm of General Zhen Guo, the queen was born in a family of generals. She had whatever she wanted since she was a child. She didn't believe in evil, and she couldn't win the heart of a man.
And she looked at the boy's clear and clean eyes, and for some reason, she really wanted to see him suffer.
On that day, the queen just had someone hold Rong Xuan, knelt on the icy ground for three hours, and let Rong Xuan go mercifully.
In the end, Rong Xuan was carried back.
When he opened his eyes and woke up, he was in a good mood, he was not dead yet, he hadn't seen the day when his enemy was put to death, he couldn't die yet... As for the coldness of the ground, it couldn't be colder than the snowy night of that day .
Xiao Lv was very busy and came over in three days.
There are not a few people in the court who are dissatisfied with General Zhen Guo's single-handedly covering the sky, and are willing to be loyal to Xiao Lu. They have learned from Grand Master Rong's lessons, and they have become more low-key and cautious in their actions. To do it, not only must play an obedient emperor, but also secretly look for opportunities to fight back.
He doesn't have much time for his children.
Although Rong Xuan didn't participate in these things, he could get a glimpse of it from Xiao Lu's few words.
Xiao Lu is bearing the burden of humiliation now, and he can't be right with the Queen. Even if he said those things about himself, it will have no effect except to make Xiao Lu worry and blame himself.
So when Xiao Lu came over, Rong Xuan just said apologetically that he has been feeling a little unwell recently, and he couldn't get up because of the cold.
Xiao Lu had no doubts, talked to him as usual, brought him the chess records he collected recently, and when he was about to leave... it was rare that he said excitedly that that day would not be too far away.
Based on this sentence alone, Rong Xuan felt that everything he endured was worth it.
He will wait until that day.
Even if the process is difficult.
Maybe God heard it and wanted to test him. Since then, the queen would have someone bring him here every now and then.
The queen tortured him in a variety of ways, and it seemed that she had vented all her anger on him for not getting Xiao Lu. After all, he was just a lowly male favorite, and it didn't matter if he died.
Except for his face, Rong Xuan's body was covered with scars. He knew that the queen hoped for him to die. Several times, he also thought that he would not be able to make it through, but in the end he survived again and again.
Rong Xuan would sometimes laugh at himself and think, it turns out that his fate is really tough, you see, I have survived this way... So daddy and brother, you don't have to be so careful before, I really am not so delicate...
Even if you are a lowly male favorite, you can still live.
And these things, Rong Xuan never once said to Xiao Lu, facing Xiao Lu's worries and concerns, he only said that his body has always been so unimportant, His Majesty need not worry.
... ... ...
Suddenly one day, Rong Xuan was brought to the queen again.
But this time, the queen didn't let him be tortured, but let him gag his mouth and make him kneel behind a screen.
Vaguely, he heard Xiao Lu's voice.
The queen invited Xiao Lu to come over for dinner. It was rare for her to let go of her figure and personally prepare a table of meals for him. Xiao Lu was very surprised and said affectionately that the queen has worked hard.
But the queen suddenly sighed, and said: I heard that your majesty has recently gained a new male favourite. He is very fond of him. With a new love, I am afraid that he will no longer remember his concubines.
Xiao Lu was silent for a moment, then smiled disdainfully, male favorite is just a lowly thing, used to amuse boredom, the queen compares herself with such a thing, doesn't it mean that she is inferior to herself? If the queen doesn't like it, then she just won't see him in the future.
The queen still seemed unhappy.
After coaxing and persuading for a long time, Xiao Lv finally made the queen smile, such a loving couple.
This meal has been eaten for a long time.
By the time Xiao Lu left, it was already completely dark.
The queen walked behind the screen, looked down at him with a mocking and disdainful look, and said: You have heard what your majesty said.
Rong Xuan thought to himself, you are really boring, it turns out that no matter how smart and noble a woman is, jealousy is similar.
He naturally wouldn't believe Xiao Lu's words. Xiao Lu's words were just to stabilize the queen and prevent her from getting suspicious, and also to protect himself. Rong Xuan knew everything, but he couldn't be known by the queen.
So he wept bitterly, flinched, his heart was ashamed, and he looked at the queen in fear.
It was as if all this made him miserable.
The queen was satisfied and let him go.
Rong Xuan returned to his courtyard, rubbed his unconscious legs, and suddenly fell silent.
He knew that what Xiao Lu said today was all false.
He also has nothing to be jealous of.
But why, knowing that everything is false, watching that scene, a certain corner of my heart seems to be aching.
Does he like Xiao Lu
So even if you know that Xiao Lu doesn't love each other, watching him make love with other women, but you can only kneel and watch, will you feel uncomfortable and unable to breathe
After that day, Xiao Lu didn't come over for a long time.
Let the eunuch in the palace secretly give him a lot of precious medicinal materials, let him take good care of his body, Rong Xuan accepts all of them, and cooks the medicine for himself, he will definitely survive...
Winter goes to spring.
From spring to summer.
The summer night was extremely sultry. On this night, Rong Xuan pulled down the curtain and prepared to go to bed early.
Xiao Lu suddenly opened the door and walked in.
Rong Xuan's eyes lit up for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure, and just said with a smile as usual, Your Majesty, you are here.
Xiao Lu came to him quickly, looked at him intently, and said apologetically for a long time that he was too busy to come here recently...
Rong Xuan said it doesn't matter.
He didn't care about these at all.
But Xiao Lu seemed very guilty, as if blaming himself for not being able to come to see him. The present he prepared for Rong Xuan was the miscellaneous novels he painstakingly searched for, and Rong Xuan's favorite snack just released...
Looking at Rong Xuan's face, Xiao Lu asked worriedly: "Your complexion is getting worse recently, have you used all the medicine I brought you?"
Rong Xuan said: Your Majesty's medicine is precious enough, but my health is not good, no matter how good the medicine is, it won't work.
Xiao Lu was worried, but he didn't say anything more. It was late at night, and Xiao Lu personally helped Rongxuan to bed, and carefully pulled the quilt for him. When he was about to leave, he seemed to have finally made up his mind, and looked at Rongxuan gently and affectionately. Rong Xuan, he said: When everything is over, we will be together in an open and aboveboard manner, okay
At this moment, Rong Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
He looked at Xiao Lu's affectionate eyes with undisguised fiery emotion inside. When he said these words, he was so serious and solemn.
Xiao Lu at this moment is both familiar and strange.
Rong Xuan took a deep breath, and asked Xiao Lu: Is it really over
Xiao Lv said: Yes.
So Rong Xuan smiled, looked at Xiao Lu with clear eyes, and nodded slowly.
Xiao Lu's words made him see the light. He has waited for too long, and finally he will wait until this day... When everything is over, he can leave here and see all over thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with his beloved one.
This is the extravagant wish buried in the deepest part of his heart that he has never told anyone.
Xiao Lu was very pleasantly surprised when he got Rong Xuan's answer, he hugged him tightly and said: I will never let you down.
Rong Xuan has no doubts.
Xiao Lu left again.
Rong Xuan's heart was unprecedentedly calm and full. He was waiting for that day to come. Xiao Lu's promise was like the dawn before the darkness was about to end. The only thing he didn't expect was—
It came so suddenly by accident.
In the early morning of that day, while Rong Xuan was still asleep, he was roughly dragged out and brought to the queen.
This kind of thing has happened many times before, and Rong Xuan has long been used to it.
But today it seems to be different.
The queen's palace was empty, the doors and windows were closed tightly, and the room was filled with sandalwood. The queen was dressed in a formal dress with a crown, and sat there looking down at Rong Xuan.
Rong Xuan keenly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't ask, but just looked at the queen quietly.
In the end, it was the queen who lost her temper. She looked at him curiously and said: Don't you ask, aren't you afraid
Rong Xuandao: It's useless to be afraid.
The queen said: You seem to be a little different from the past.
Rong Xuandao: You too.
Then the queen laughed, clapping her palms and laughing, as if she had finally come to her senses, her eyes were not as contemptuous as before, but with deep envy and jealousy, and said with emotion: So he really loves you.
The queen laughed at herself and said, "Xiao Lv was trying to be perfect by Ben Gong's side, pretending to be ingratiating, so it was all because of you. I said he must like you, but you two acted so well that even I hesitated and thought You are really just a male favorite, I really underestimated you before... But his beloved has been tortured by me for so long, even if I die today, I will not suffer.
Rong Xuan's heart sank.
The queen looked at him with a smile and said: You can stay here with me. If my father and aunt died today, I would burn this place down. If you accompany me on the road to Huangquan, Xiao Lv will probably have to wait for me. Jealousy envious.
Sunrise and sunset.
At night, the quiet palace became noisy.
After a quarter of an hour.
The queen's confidant, the nanny, rushed in in a panic, and said sadly that the queen mother is gone, the general is gone, you better run away, empress, the hidden guards will protect you and leave!
But the queen raised her hand to stop the nanny's words, she stood up, the phoenix-patterned dress was dragged to the ground, the candlelight reflected her bright face, proud and dignified, she raised her chin haughtily: Who said that the palace is going to escape? , Ben Gong is dead, and she is also the queen he is marrying.
The queen came in front of Rong Xuan, smiling flamboyantly, as usual: You see, I will be his queen until the end of my life, but you will be just a male favorite until the end of my life, I will not let you be together chance.
What she can't get, won't let others get it.
This is her revenge on Xiao Lu.
Rong Xuan understood that he was destined to be buried with the queen today.
He finally saw his enemy being punished, and it stands to reason that he should die without any regrets. He endured humiliation and tried to survive, and he lived to this day just to see this day.
Xiao Lu avenged him.
It stands to reason that there should be nothing unwilling or worth caring about.
But…
After all, he couldn't wait for Xiao Lu's promise, and couldn't see all the mountains and rivers with his beloved.
To be honest, I still have some regrets.