msmithbooks Chapter 37 Your Majesty Really Doesn't Know?
Chapter 37 Your Majesty Really Doesn't Know?
The curtain of Zhao Ling's rebellion came to an end, and Zhao Chen did not treat Zhao Ling's funeral badly.Qin Xuanlin was executed by Zhao Chen. Although he begged for mercy in every possible way, Zhao Chen knew that he should not soften his heart at this time.The rest of the Qin family were dispatched to northern Xinjiang, Guan Si was reinstated, and Zhang Ren became the general of the infantry battalion.
"What about Qin Yi?" Zhao Chen said.
Xiao Qi: "Those who follow the Qin family are in prison."
"Bring him."
"Your Majesty wants to take him for his own use?" Xiao Qi said, "But Qin Yi is not easily persuaded."
"I just don't understand some things." Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes, "You go."
"Yes."
After a while, a young man covered in dust was brought into the hall. His right leg was slightly limping. Zhao Chen frowned and looked at Xiao Qi.
"It's not—"
"This was not done by the people in the palace." Qin Yi's voice was a little weak, and he knelt straight in the palace trembling, "For criminals, see Your Majesty."
"Get up." Zhao Chen nodded slightly.
Qin Yi shook his head lightly, "Your Majesty, please allow the sinners to be like this. With this body, it is more comfortable to kneel than to stand."
"Why did you become like this?" Zhao Chen looked at him, only to find that not only was his right leg slightly lame, but his exposed skin was also red and swollen.
"The Qin family hates me and hates me for not being able to stop General Zhang." Qin Yi lowered his eyes, hiding his emotions.
"That being the case, why didn't you fight Zhang Ren to the death. Even if you lose, you will surely hurt some of his soldiers." Zhao Chen thought that it was difficult for Zhang Ren to capture Qin Yi, but then he heard Zhang Ren say Qin Yi didn't use all his strength at all, so he became curious and came to him for questioning.
"I'm just tired of living for the Qin family all my life." Qin Yi smiled nonchalantly, "If King Qingling wins, then the Qin family will have no place for me anymore. It's finally for my own sake." I broke my life once." He smiled a little far-fetched.
"Why? If Qin Xuanlin gains power, wouldn't you seal the general immediately? He won't be satisfied with whatever he wants."
"Your Majesty thinks Qin Xuanlin too kindly. For a person like me, if I show my edge, I will only steal Qin Zhixiao's limelight. And he doesn't want Qin Zhixiao to do these dangerous things like beating and killing, what? Adoptive son, I'm just a dog he raised to work for Qin Zhixiao." Qin Yi coughed a few times in a row, then opened his mouth in a hurry, and coughed violently again.
He suppressed the discomfort in his body, and then said, "When he really and completely takes power, my life will be over. It took me all these years to see the truth clearly, it's ridiculous. He wouldn't want to Qin Zhixiao was compared with me, and the only way to prevent this from happening is to get rid of me."
Zhao Chen had mixed feelings in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said, "Then are you willing to follow me? With your talent, you shouldn't just let it go."
Qin Yi was taken aback, then shook his head lightly, "The sinners don't want to. Although the sinners betrayed the Qin family once, they are still members of the Qin family after all, and all the kung fu in their body was obtained because of the Qin family. It is the sinners." His own selfishness has caused the Qin family to come to this point, and it is really shameless to enjoy the glory and wealth alone."
"That's it, that's all." Zhao Chen sighed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Qin Yi stroked his chest and struggled to stand up. His body trembled and he steadied him suddenly, then he staggered and left the hall.
"Since he is no longer willing to live for the Qin family, why can't he find a way for himself?" Xiao Qi looked at Qin Yi's back, and the once proud young man in the martial arts field turned into this look The dejected appearance made Xiao Qi sigh in his heart.
"As he said, it is impossible for him to completely get rid of the Qin family in his life. The Qin family told him that it was the shackles that he tried his best to get rid of, and the result of his struggle was to make his heart more peaceful. Guilt, this guilt put him back into the cage of the Qin family. His only struggle in this life has also become a joke." Zhao Chen sighed, "Forget it, everything is just my choice."
"Your Majesty said so." Xiao Qi said.
Zhao Chen glanced at him, and Xiao Qi deliberately avoided his gaze as usual today.Zhao Chen didn't know what was going on in his heart, but when he saw a strand of broken hair protruding from the top of Xiao Qi's head, he said, "Xiao Qi, your hair is messed up."
"Then let Rong Chen go down and change." Xiao Qi cupped his hands and was about to leave.Zhao Chen grabbed his wrist and stood up, "I will tie your hair."
"I dare not go beyond the rules." Xiao Qi took half a step back, dodging Zhao Chen's movements.Zhao Chen's face froze, "In the dungeon, in the Changrong Mansion, why didn't you say the word 'overstepping the rules'. Xiao Qi, what are you thinking, and which one is you?"
"Your Majesty is the king, and Xiao Qi is the subject. At that time, Your Majesty said, 'What rules should be followed by a prisoner', but it is no longer the case now." Xiao Qi lowered his eyes to avoid Zhao Chen's gaze.
"Ha..." Zhao Chen snorted mockingly, "Mr., minister? If you really think so, even in that situation, you should say such things like you are now, shouldn't you?"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Xiao Qi knelt on the ground with one knee, raised his hands and clasped his fists on his chest, "Everything is Xiao Qi's fault, Xiao Qi is willing to suffer any punishment."
"You know that I don't want to punish you." Zhao Chen said, "The only person who is with me now is you. Xiao Qi, I am a king, but I am also a human being. After peace is gone, are you going to distance yourself from me? ?”
His voice was trembling, Xiao Qi raised his head slightly, "Your Majesty..." Zhao Chen turned his head away after hearing his voice, Xiao Qi closed his eyes, and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't you want to Alienated from His Majesty, just worried...worried about getting too close to His Majesty. It shouldn't be like this, and I can't be like this. The overreach of those days is something I should keep in my heart, how dare I tarnish Your Majesty again. "
"What is defilement? Xiao Qi, in your heart, you have never regarded me as a brother or a friend, have you?" Zhao Chen said, "You regard me as the emperor, but have you ever regarded me as an emperor for a moment? As Zhao Chen? You always do things according to your own will, and when you want to stay away from me, you use the rituals of the emperor and ministers to prevaricate. Xiao Qi, I can't understand you more and more."
"No, it's not..." Xiao Qi raised his head, his pupils trembled slightly, and his voice was tinged with panic, "It's not like this, Your Majesty." He wanted to get closer to Zhao Chen, but he didn't dare.
When he dared to get a little closer to Zhao Chen, he would always realize that Zhao Chen was different from him.That night in Changrong Mansion, he understood that it was the last time he touched Zhao Chen, and after that day, Zhao Chen would become the majesty who he could only silently guard behind.That was the secret he would bury in his heart all his life, and it was his selfish joy when Zhao Chen was down and down.These Xiao Qi dare not speak out at all.
How could Zhao Chen understand, "That's not the case, why? Because of that person?" He paused for a moment, then continued, "That man you hide in your heart."
"No! That person..." Xiao Qi didn't know how to explain.
"I just don't want my only confidant to leave me. I'm not obstructing your relationship with him, so you don't have to—"
"Your Majesty really doesn't know who that person is?" Xiao Qi blurted out, he looked into Zhao Chen's eyes, and Zhao Chen was taken aback by the complex emotions in his eyes.The emotion in Xiao Qi's eyes was ready to come out, no matter how slow Zhao Chen was, he could see the meaning of that emotion clearly, a conclusion he had never thought of was coming out, but Zhao Chen dared not admit it.
He took half a step back and looked away, "I don't know."
"Your Majesty, this is the reason. Your Majesty has already given the answer to the reason why I dare not approach His Majesty." Xiao Qi smiled wryly.He still didn't restrain his eyes, looked straight at Zhao Chen's face, and then lowered his head after a while.
"I...I really don't know." Zhao Chen's palms were sweating a little, and a sense of anxiety and helplessness swallowed him whole.He kept trying to find out why Xiao Qi was avoiding him, but once the truth was presented to Zhao Chen, he would rather he never pressed for an answer.
Xiao Qi understood Zhao Chen's panic, he knew that Zhao Chen had seen everything, "Your Majesty is still willing to let me stay by your side."
Zhao Chen clenched his fists, he bit his lower lip, and both of them were silent.In the end, he let go of his strength and said softly, "I don't want you to leave."
This kind of answer was unexpected for Xiao Qi, he raised his head in surprise, "Then I would like to continue to be His Majesty's bodyguard, Your Majesty would like?"
"That's what I planned..." Zhao Chen turned around, only showing Xiao Qi's back, "Come back, I still need you."
"Yes!" Xiao Qi said.
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The author has something to say:
Zhao Chen: I didn't like you so I let you come back. It was completely forced by the situation.