Rescue Little White Flower - Chapter 68

The person on the bed moved, and then slowly got up.

In just a few days, Mr. Shen, who was strutting, became an old man with a rickety back. His white hair was very messy because he had not been carefully taken care of, and creatures such as fleas could be vaguely seen inside. trace.

“I underestimated you.” Shen Yihuan said calmly.

Shen Qingwei did not speak, but watched him quietly.

In fact, she is not very clear about why she came to the jail today. It was just a certain inner impulse that drove her to this place.

“You are like me, in various senses,” Shen Yihuan raised a pair of old eyes to look at Shen Qingwei, “I don’t know you enough. If I know you have the ability like you are today, even if you are a woman, I will You train as an heir, but unfortunately it’s too late to say anything.”

Shen Qingwei could not judge whether what he said was true or false, but it is undeniable that she did get a bit of relief from his words.

“…I’m sorry,” she said.

Shen Yihuan shook his head, “No, you don’t have to say sorry to me, you didn’t feel sorry for me. I am sorry for you, if I did not ignore you, if I can be fair to you and Qing Rong, maybe we won’t be where we are today. Such a point.”

He laughed. “To be honest, if I were you, maybe I would make the same choice. That’s why I said that you are like me, like me in all senses. We are all for power and we can make everything The person stepping on the foot.”

No, I am not-

Shen Qingwei wanted to deny it very much, but she finally said what she said and swallowed it.

She could not deny it.

Even though she didn’t take down the Shen family for power, in the eyes of outsiders, she did rely on the downfall of the Shen family and became the favorite of the emperor.

It’s not that she didn’t hear other people’s evaluation of herself-some said she was a hero who killed her relatives righteously, but more people thought that what she did was against ethics.

She is a betrayer, she is a person who sent her family, including her father, to death for the sake of power.

Her silence was an acquiescence to Shen Yihuan.

He raised his head and looked at Shen Qingwei who was standing in the aisle from a short distance away.

The burning light of the torch was not bright, at least not enough for him to see Shen Qingwei’s entire face. He could only barely see her outline in the flashing light.

Before entering the jail, he actually didn’t remember the appearance of his own daughter.

Ever since Shen Qingwei was sent to the princess mansion by him, he thought he had never given birth to this daughter, when this person had never existed in the Shen mansion, until Shen Qingwei stood in front of him as an imperial minister, he suddenly realized , The girl in official clothes in front of her had a face that resembled the one he loved so much sixteen years ago to the extreme.

The only difference is that the dark eyes probably sixteen years ago were always full of sadness, and in these eyes, he saw the pursuit and desire for power.

This is a pair of eyes he once saw in the mirror—his own eyes.

He regretted that he could not find Shen Qingwei as soon as possible. If he could find it earlier instead of sending it to Zhao Xingyue’s hands, then at this time Shen Qingwei’s sharp blade should not be the chest of his blood relatives. .

At the same time, he also felt fortunate that he had such a daughter.

He had doubted whether Shen Qingwei was his own daughter countless times because of that woman’s infidelity, but when he saw Shen Qingwei’s eyes, when he really saw the ambition and desire hidden in those eyes, he found I found a better way to confirm the blood relationship than the blood.

Their pursuit of certain things is the same, even though Shen Qingwei is still unwilling to admit it.

He was very happy that certain traits in him could still be inherited after his death.

He didn’t feel wronged when he lost to Shen Qingwei. It was his carelessness that he delivered such a good knife to the enemy’s hands.

And Zhao Xingyue’s sister and brother spent more than ten or twenty years dealing with him, and the energy spent in it, he should probably say something worthwhile.

“I will ask them to arrange your food, at least before asking, I will try to make you a decent life,” Shen Qingwei paused, “…Father.”

She turned and left, unable to stand the gloomy and suppressed atmosphere of the sky prison to the extreme.

Shen Yihuan’s voice sounded behind her, “Cunning rabbits and stray dogs cooking, Zhao’s people are best at crossing rivers and bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys, Lord Shen…”

His voice floated far into Shen Qingwei’s ears, “I wish you peace and prosperity.”

…

Shen Yihuan’s downfall means a big purge.

In the following year, the emperor opened Enke to absorb more fresh blood for the court.

The whole Daqing is reborn. Although there have been turbulences in many places, many places have shed blood in the past year, but at least in the new year, it is full of vitality.

Shen Qingwei undoubtedly became the emperor’s favorite.

The emperor formed a supervision department directly under him. Shen Qingwei became the director of the entire department. No one knows how many people there are in the supervision department. What everyone knows is that the members of the supervision department may be everyone around them, maybe An inconspicuous beggar on the side of the road, maybe the little guy who served them tea, or even the pillow-side man with their ears and temples, the only thing they knew was that any of their troubles could not escape the inspectorate. Eye.

Few people do not hate the Supervision Department, especially those who have escaped the two cleansing of the Dong family and Shen Yihuan.

They desperately wanted to suppress the Supervision Department, spread rumors and slander, but Shen Qingwei remained unmoved.

She is a woman, alone, even if she is in control of power, she will not be rumored to have the ambition to usurp the throne like a man, even if a woman once planned to do that-Empress Dong.

But in the final analysis, the Queen Mother Dong is just a **** on the face of the Dong family. All her opinions and suggestions are the game between the Dong family and Shen Yihuan, not her own decision.

She is not a shrewd woman. Maybe she has a bit of brain when fighting in the palace and fighting with women, but this brain is definitely not enough to support her in controlling the court. In fact, if it is not for the purpose of balancing Shen Yihuan, lest his family dominate. , Even the Dong family behind her may not be taken seriously.

So, in general, Shen Qingwei is safe now.

As long as the emperor is willing to use her and Zhao Xingyue believes in her, she will be invincible.

She is a favored minister and a lonely minister. As Zhao Xingyue said, she became a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor.

But the relationship between her and Zhao Xingyue is estranged.

The two often met in the emperor’s imperial study room, but even if they saw it, they only greeted them politely, without the intimacy they used to be.

It was totally unexpected that Zhao Xingyue had defended her in front of the entire Daqing court on a certain Mid-Autumn Festival in the past.

At the beginning, the little emperor was very satisfied with this alienation.

He got the courtiers he wanted. Shen Qingwei was smarter and more capable than he thought. She did things cleanly. Perhaps it was because she grew up in the family of officials. She handled a lot of private matters, which was better than those selected by the poor. Be better at it.

Moreover, she, who had a reputation for being an offspring, didn’t care so much about many things.

But then he gradually became distressed.

Because he found something wrong between Shen Qingwei and Zhao Xingyue.

“Sister,” made Shen Qingwei withdraw. The emperor sighed as he looked at the person sitting across from him, “What is going on with Shen Qingwei now?”

“Don’t ask if you shouldn’t.”

“…” In this world, I am afraid that there is no one else except Zhao Xingyue who dare to speak to him in this tone.

The emperor instantly changed the subject, “Sister, have you seen the portrait that I asked you to send over?”

At this time, the stiff-faced person was replaced by Zhao Xingyue.

“Don’t worry about things you shouldn’t.”

Thinking of the picture scroll that appeared on her desk some time ago, she felt her temples swell.

I really don’t know if the little emperor was too idle or what happened. She has been single for almost 30 years, and suddenly remembered that she had sent a bunch of portraits of young talents in Beijing to her table, and she wrote a letter to guarantee her, no matter what she saw. Who is going on, his younger brother is now capable of sending him to his bed.

“Sister—”

Zhao Xingyue sighed, “The current situation is not the time to talk about this.”

The emperor glared at her: “Not now, when will it be? Back then, when you pushed the engagement for Daqing, could Daqing delay your life? You are thirty years old, and there is no one to ask for warmth. I am a younger brother. I feel sorry for you.”

“I have piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.”

“That’s the maid! How can the maid and the husband be the same!”

“I don’t need a husband!”

“Take…” A tangled expression appeared on the little emperor’s face, “Why don’t you get a wife?”

Zhao Xingyue’s eyes widened. If it wasn’t for her own brother sitting in front of her, she would want to knock the other’s head open with a hammer to see what’s inside.

“The emperor said carefully!”

“Sister!” The little emperor called to her, stepped down from his position, knelt in front of her, and put his hand on her lap.

This action caused Zhao Xingyue’s face to be shocked for a moment, and she immediately yelled, “Get up, what do you look like like this!”

Since the two biggest stumbling blocks in the court were overthrown, the two have not been so close for a long time.

The little emperor ignored her words, but looked at her stubbornly, “Sister, you have worked so hard for me for so many years, and it’s time to find your own happiness.”

“People always have a home. I am your brother, but I can’t be your partner. For so many years, you have been taking care of me like a mother, but I also wish you happiness.”

Zhao Xingyue lowered her eyes and looked into his sincere eyes.

The young emperor stared at her. In eyes similar to her, there was no calculation and indifference, only expectation.

He sincerely hopes that she can find happiness.

Now there is no Dong family, no Shen Xiang, maybe Daqing still has countless messes waiting for him to deal with, but he hopes that before this, A sister who has been responsible for him for more than ten years can lay down the burden on her body.

“You have grown up.” Zhao Xingyue said with emotion.

They all say that the royal family has no true feelings, and her brother told her by himself what is the true feelings of the royal family.

The little emperor grabbed her hand, “I just hope you can be happy.”

Perhaps the royal feelings are indeed weak, just like his father, his mother and concubine, they gave birth to him, but they never gave him more love than childbirth.

But Zhao Xingyue is different to him.

When he could talk, the first word he uttered was Sister, she grew up by his side, and when the palace turned, she hugged him and hid in the rockery. The two sisters and brothers tremblingly waited for the rebels to pass by. When he was enthroned, she was also holding his hand, walking towards the high platform step by step, telling him when he was shaking, don’t be afraid, sister is by your side.

He couldn’t think of any reason why such a person should not be respected and trusted by him and be happy.

He blinked, and a mischievous smile appeared on the young man’s face. “Sister, why don’t I send Master Shen back to you?”