Qin Xiao also sat cross-legged facing She Yue, thinking that this was the right way to get along.
"Actually, I want to say that I used to think that the princess was carefree, but now I know that is not the case." Qin Xiao sighed lightly: "The saint uses you as a tool, and the Jiangnan family also wants to use you as a tool. You
.....It’s really not easy.”
The room was dark, and although Qin Xiao could not be seen clearly, She Yue still looked at the outline of Qin Xiao's face and asked softly: "Who else do you have relatives?"
Qin Xiao lowered his head, was silent for a moment, and finally said: "No more!"
"No brothers or sisters?"
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "When I was very young, my parents were gone and I was adopted by kind people in the village, so to be precise, I am an orphan."
When Old Man Zhong was about to die, he told Qin Xiao not to mention his life experience no matter who he met. If he couldn't avoid it, he would just say that he was an adopted orphan.
Qin Xiao feels that although this answer may not be true, it actually doesn't have much of a problem.
Ever since I can remember, I have been living with that weird old man. I really don’t know who my parents are. It can be said that I was adopted and raised by Old Man Zhong.
She Yue was surprised and said in surprise: "You...are you an orphan?"
Qin Xiao hummed slightly, looking sad.
"I'm sorry, I don't know." She Yue knew that this must be the most painful part of Qin Xiao's heart, and she just hit the other person's sad point, feeling a little apologetic in her heart.
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm used to it. In fact, I envy the princess. At least you have met your parents, and... you have a younger sister."
"Chang Ning...!" She Yue said faintly, "Yes, I still have Chang Ning. As long as she is by my side, everything I have done will be worth it."
Qin Xiao opened his mouth but said nothing. He only felt that She Yue's tone was melancholy.
"Many people think that I cultivate party members because I am burdened by power." She Yue smiled faintly: "Of course they don't know that to protect Changning, I can only go on this road and cannot look back."
"Do you know why I took over the inner treasury?" She Yue asked softly: "I am the princess of the Tang Dynasty. I could not care about anything and still enjoy the glory and wealth. And the more I don't care about worldly affairs, the happier the saint will be.
If I were a pet in the palace, harmless to humans and animals, many people would be relieved."
Qin Xiao vaguely understood: "Is it...all for Princess Changning?"
"I only have this one sister, she is three years younger than me." She Yue mentioned Chang Ning, her voice softened: "Have you ever seen her, do you feel that although she is not young, she is like a child?"
Qin Xiao has always been puzzled by this, but when it comes to the secrets of the palace, he dare not ask more questions anyway, but he did not expect that She Yue would take the initiative to mention it today.
He could only say: "Princess Changning is innocent and kind-hearted. I did see her when I entered the palace."
"Actually, she was smart when she was a child, much smarter than me." A slight smile appeared on the corner of Sheyue's lips: "Those days when I was with her as a child were the times when I was really happy. But when she was five years old,
Years ago, she suddenly suffered a sudden illness and was in coma for several days. The saint took care of her day and night. When she woke up again, not only could she not remember the past, but she would never grow up and would always be like a child.
Average." At this point, his voice sounded sad.
Qin Xiao wanted to calculate based on the time, when Princess Changning fell ill, the late emperor was still in power.
He originally thought that Princess Changning was born like this, but he didn't expect that it was caused by a sudden illness. He wondered: "What kind of sudden illness can cause such a situation?"
"At that time, the envoy of Tai Hospital personally diagnosed and treated Changning. He said that Changning might have been frightened and suffered from cold, which led to this." She Yue said slowly: "Father sent someone to investigate what frightened Changning.
, the saint also personally investigated the cause in the palace, but in the end he still couldn't find out. Chang Ning forgot everything that happened before, and she couldn't tell it herself, so to this day, this has become an unsolved case in the palace. "
Qin Xiao was surprised. The princess was frightened in the palace, and she lost her memory and even never grew up. What kind of fright could cause this? And fright can make people's brains unable to mature?
He only felt that this matter was really strange, but he couldn't say much.
"I should have been by her side all the time, so maybe she wouldn't have become what she is today." She Yue blamed herself: "So from then on, I made a vow to protect her throughout my life and never let her go again.
any harm."
Qin Xiao sighed: "The princess is a good sister." After a pause, he asked curiously: "It's just that the princess takes over the inner treasury, what does it have to do with protecting Princess Changning?"
"If you want to protect someone, you must first make yourself strong." She Yue said calmly: "Only when you become a usable tool in the hands of the saint and make her feel that you are valuable, can you make a deal with her."
"trade?"
"She used me to kill the Zhao family, why should I search for the wealth of Jiangnan for her?" She Yue's voice had a hint of chill: "There was a lot of construction work and construction of She Yue Palace. Everyone thought it was a mother to her daughter.
Of course, they didn’t know that it was just a transaction, a way for her to bribe me before she continued to use me. Because she knew very well that Jiangnan was already ready to make a move. If she mobilized her troops to deal with Jiangnan forcibly, she would eventually
It will only hurt both sides, so only by using me can the situation in Jiangnan be stabilized, and only I can use the inner treasury as an excuse to collect wealth from Jiangnan for her use."
Qin Xiao's face was solemn, and She Yue continued: "She knows where my weakness is, and she knows that as long as she grabs Chang Ning, she grabs my throat. No matter whether I want it or not, she can only take advantage of her. If I don't go along with it,
If she wants to do something, Changning will leave my side." Looking at Qin Xiao in the darkness, he said calmly: "In order to let me take over the inner treasury, she threatened me that if I didn't agree, she would give Changning the gift.
Married to Yizhou, Xichuan. The governor of Yizhou was Xiahou Yuanshu, the younger brother of Xiahou Yuanzhen. Xiahou Yuanshu's second son was seventeen years old at that time, but he was notorious for being a greedy and lustful dandy. Changning was several years younger than him.
Years old, our saint will give his biological daughter in marriage to that notorious scoundrel."
The corners of Qin Xiao's eyes twitched. If She Yue hadn't said it herself, Qin Xiao would have had a hard time imagining that the saint would be so ruthless.
After the rebellion in Xiling, the imperial court did not take any big action, which made Qin Xiao very dissatisfied with the saint for a time. However, after that, the saint took great care of him and supported him. He made such a big event as killing the guards of the Duke's palace, and the saint was also calm.
Handle gently.
He entered the palace twice and saw the saint. The saint seemed to be diligent in managing affairs and was even friendly to him. This made Qin Xiao have a good impression of the saint for a while.
But what She Yue said made Qin Xiao feel horrified.
After a while, Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "So the princess can only do what the saint wants?"
"She needs me to collect money for her, and she needs me to restrain the Xiahou clan for her." She Yue laughed at herself: "Everyone thinks that I am the most powerful princess since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but don't they know that without His Majesty the Emperor's support?
Granted, who can have such power? The Li family and the Xiahou family are just tools in her hands, and all of this is to ensure that her throne is unshakable."
Qin Xiao felt awe-struck.
The greed for power will make people disregard blood and family ties and become ruthless.
Qin Xiao was silent for a moment and finally said: "Princess, Jiangnan is your foundation. If Jiangnan is lost, then...?"
"I know what you want to say." She Yue's voice became colder: "Without Jiangnan, I will have no use value to the saint. Do you think that even if I return to Beijing safely, I will never be as good as before in the future?
Authority?" He sneered and said: "Qin Xiao, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You are worried that my power will disappear and I will not be able to help you prepare to regain Xiling. You have protected me along the way, and of course you are also afraid of my promise.
Can't you achieve what you want?"
Qin Xiao sneered: "I'm not surprised that you said such a thing. Since you were young, you have been exposed to indifferent and ruthless people. The saint is your mother, the Prime Minister is your uncle, and the Jiangnan family is yours."
Subordinates, but these people are all unreliable and have never had true friendship with you, so in your eyes, everyone in the world is like this, and there is no one who values love and justice in this world."
She Yue did not expect that Qin Xiao would fight back so sharply, so she snorted coldly and said nothing.
"I do hope that you can help me prepare a plan to regain Xiling." Qin Xiao said slowly: "But if you think that I only protect you for this purpose, you are totally wrong. Even if you are not a princess, but a
Ordinary people, when faced with such a situation, I will not ignore it. Because someone has taught me that when a man lives in this world, he should do something and not do something, and he should let go of the wrong things if he thinks they are right, and there is no need to worry about them.
Gains and losses, if everyone decides whether they should do the right thing based on gain or loss, wouldn't this world be too boring?" He smiled lightly and said, "I don't want to be a boring person."
She Yue lowered her head, remained silent for a long time, and her voice softened: "I spoke too harshly, so you don't need to take it to heart."
"I can understand you." Qin Xiao felt affection for the princess in his heart: "I'm just worried that if Jiangnan is lost and you lose everything you had before, will you still be able to protect Princess Changning's Zhouquan? You and Xiahou
The Xiahou family has been fighting for ten years, and the Xiahou family will definitely regard you as a thorn in their side. Without Jiangnan, will they threaten your safety?"
She Yue's voice became cold again: "That's why I decided to go to Shuning City!"