Stigma (Yi Cong Yin)

Chapter 52: Sweet soup

Afterwards, the three people in the theater didn’t know, anyway, when they crawled out the corner of the wall, they could still hear the emperor’s anger in the five prince’s bedroom.

Sui Yan whispered as he crawled: “The second prince is miserable this time. The crime of murdering his brother is not small.”

Song Xian followed behind him, tore off the flowers on his head, and said, “I still want to know why the genius doctor has been seeing the prince?”

Jiang Enhe said in a huff: “Don’t talk nonsense, and quickly send Sui Wanggui back to the East Palace. If the prince knows that I didn’t send him away and bring him here to watch the fun, I’m afraid there will be no good fruit to eat.”

At the mention of the prince, Song Xian, who was half-dead, shuddered, recalling the wicked behavior of Sui Yan before, slapped Sui Yan on the back, and said angrily: “It’s all a good thing you did!”

Sui Yan turned around and glared at him: “Why is it that I did a good thing? You should be careful, and then I will go to the prince to file a complaint. Then, whoever of us will be unlucky?”

Song Xian: “You want to point your face!”

Sui Yan: “Don’t don’t!”

The three of them ran to the East Palace on tiptoes with the broken petals on their heads. Originally, Song Xian would run away after watching the play, but Jiang Enhe grabbed him. He was afraid that he would carry Sui Yan all the way to the East Palace. I was so tired that I was foaming at my mouth, so I naturally had to grab a strong man as a coolie.

Song Xian desperately broke his hand and was about to run: “I don’t want to carry this bastard, but you want to carry it yourself!”

Sui Yan leaned against the wall, looking back and forth at her slender hand boredly, and murmured indifferently: “Your Highness, someone named Song Xian pushed me up today, oh yes, yes, just go up. The one who bullied my surname Song, this time my forehead was bumped and swollen, and it hurts me… sigh.”

Song Xian stuffed an arm into Gann and his arms: “Take me.”

Gann hugged his arms tightly.

Song Xian immediately struggled to breathe fire at Sui Yan, and rushed towards Sui Yan indiscriminately: “Asshole thing! Where did I push you? You give me a clear idea!”

Gann and desperately held his arm: “Brother! Brother! Forget it!”

Sui Yan carefully touched his red and swollen forehead, hissed inhaling, and said vaguely: “I said you hit it and you hit it. You see who the Crown Prince believes?”

Song Xian: “Year, forget, return!”

Gannhe: “Brother! Brother! It’s not worth it, it’s not worth it! A dog’s life matters!”

The two counselors who were protecting the dog’s life scolded and relentlessly carried Sui Yan back to the East Palace. The palace staff saw the three stumbling in and hurriedly went to pick him up: “Little Houye, what’s the matter? Hey? Yo, why is this forehead bleeding?”

Song Xian and Jiang Enhe saw that this person was the palace servant who often followed His Royal Highness, and they hurriedly went nervously to see Sui Yan, the person in charge of their life and death.

Sui Yan rubbed his head, was supported by someone, and frowned: “It’s okay, I didn’t pay attention and bumped it. Just sprinkle some medicine.”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The palace people hurriedly greeted the people into the side hall.

Originally, Song Xian and Jiang Enhe wanted to withdraw directly, but after Yan Yan was so tired, they planned to go to the side hall for a drink of tea before leaving.

Just as Song Xian walked into the Piandian, he randomly glanced at some of the odd and odd things in the Piandian, barely recognizing that they were all in Sui Yan’s courtyard before, and suddenly cursed in a low voice.

He approached Sui Yan and whispered: “Are you moving the entire Hou Mansion here? I originally thought that you just came to live for a while. Looking at your posture, you still plan to live here until the Chinese New Year. what.”

Sui Yan snorted: “I plan to marry and be a princess, do you care about me?”

Song Xian: “…”

Song Xian drank the tea angrily and turned around to leave, but Sui Yan suddenly stopped him.

Song Xian turned his head and said in a huff: “Say if you have anything!”

Sui Yan sat on a chair with his legs crossed, with a furry golden silk bear squatting on his shoulders. His posture was extremely lazy and casual. He said lightly: “Go back and tell Your Highness No. 3, it’s best not to interfere in this matter, otherwise you won’t be able to get the next one. That’s him.”

Song Xian’s pupils shrank, only then did he understand why the genius doctor of the rivers and lakes is always glancing at Duan Mingchong today.

He said with difficulty: “Is there any of your handwriting in this one?”

Sui Yan smiled, blinked at him, and said slyly: “What do you think?”

Song Xian tentatively asked for a while: “Is this your idea for the prince?”

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment before he couldn’t help but laugh: “Where can I be so capable to control the prince? Do you really think of me as the prince?”

Song Xian was thinking about this issue solemnly, when Sui Yan’s last words almost rolled his eyes.

He glared at Sui Yan and left the East Palace in a frantic manner.

When Sui Yan and Song Xian were talking, Jiang Enhe had been eating cakes and tea by the side, and didn’t want to spy on the content of other people’s conversations. He looked careless.

It was not until after Song Xian left that he put down the teacup in his hand and faced Sui Yan sternly, saying: “I decided to investigate the case of Yin Lingfeng for His Royal Highness.”

Sui Yan smiled and said, “You were so scared by Duan Xichen today that you screamed, why are you so bold all of a sudden?”

Jiang Enhe thought for a while: “It’s just that I suddenly felt that I had finally entered the Imperial Academy. If I were so timid and inactive, sooner or later I would not be able to achieve a major event…”

Sui Yan kindly added for him: “…not to mention no one to support you.”

Jiang Enhe glared at him immediately.

Sui Yan bit his lip and laughed, took a sip of tea, and said, “Okay, then I wish you a victory. When the matter is over, I will take you to my house and introduce a beauty to you.”

Speaking of beauties, Gannhe was immediately discouraged: “No, I just want to see Yuejianbei. Since she was redeemed and left, I have never been to Wanhualou again, and other beauties can’t get into my eyes.”

Sui Yan sighed: “Infatuation.”

Then you have to see Jun Jingxing.

Jiang Enhe stayed in the East Palace for a while, and got up to leave. Before leaving, he stuffed the sachet containing half a bag of peanuts to Sui Yan, and said with a serious face: “I will never bring snacks to the Hanlin anymore. gave it to you.”

Sui Yan: “Uh…”

Could this unlucky boy not know that the reason why he took this tricky case was because of the sachet last time.

Jiang Enhe glanced at the sachet reluctantly before turning around and hiding his face.

Sui Yan sighed again: “Inflict evil.”

After speaking, he took the peanuts out to eat, and threw the sachet into the charcoal bowl, which quickly burned into a pool of ashes.

Sui Yan said to himself: “His Royal Highness shouldn’t leave me in the cold anymore.”

He was proud of it. After a while, Gann and he suddenly returned. He yelled as soon as he entered the door, “I thought about it again. Give me the sachet. I will put it on the book case for self-examination.”

Sui Yan: “…”

Gann he blinked, looking at him expectantly: “Where is my sachet?”

Sui Yan tilted his head, pointed to the charcoal basin, and said innocently: “I didn’t hold my hand firmly just now. I dropped it inside.”

Gannhe: “…”

Gan He was so angry that his eyes turned black, and he scolded him for a long time. When he was helped away by the palace, his throat was dumb.

“Don’t let me see you again, bastard! The thief who stole the sachet!”

Sui Yan is not angry, anyway, it doesn’t hurt to be scolded, but the palace man on the side said: “Little Houye, this young son Jiang is too rude, you want me to be with your Royal Highness…”

Sui Yan smiled and said, “No, it’s not a problem, just a kid.”

The palace man looked at him speechlessly, thinking that you are a few months younger than others, and you even said that others are children.

The addiction of Duan Xichen’s medicine and incense made the city all over the city, and the emperor Lei Ting was furious.

Duan Ruwang led his orders to the fifth prince’s bedroom. As soon as he saw the scene in front of him, he probably knew what had happened. He glanced at the trembling genius doctor, then looked at the indifferent Duan Mingchong, and chuckled lightly. I didn’t make any more excuses, and admitted it without changing his face.

The emperor was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently: “You…what are you doing? Xichen is your brother, you…you even…”

Duan Ruwang smiled and said, “Father, I am also thinking about the health of the fifth emperor’s brother. You have also heard the genius doctor say that if you delay a little longer, Xichen may be exhausted and die.”

The emperor didn’t know what he was thinking about. He was now so angry that he was so angry that he would do irreparable regrets, so he ordered Duan Ruwang to be placed under house arrest in the Second Prince’s Palace, and he would discuss the crime later.

The emperor staggered and was helped to leave.

Duan Ruwang stood on the spot, staring at Duan Mingchong for a while, and then suddenly laughed. He gently arched his hand and said: “His Royal Highness is really a good method.”

Duan Mingchong was looking at the window lattice on the side, and looked at him suspiciously: “Why did Brother Erhuang say this?”

Duan Ruwang looked at him blankly and smiled even more. He lost with great grace, and bowed to Duan Ming Chong with a smile, without saying a word of nonsense, and turned around and was taken away.

After Duan Ruwang left, the doubt on Duan Mingchong’s face slowly disappeared. He stared at the petals that accidentally fell on the window lattice. He didn’t know what he was thinking. After a while, he said casually: “Get up, Your Majesty did not offend you anymore. It’s great grace, you leave the prescription, and the matter is gone, the lonely person will send you out of the palace.”

Kneeling on the ground, the genius doctor Qian, who seemed to be forgotten by others, knocked his head again and said tremblingly: “Yes.”

He trembled and took the prescription out of his arms and handed it to the waiting doctor Meng.

Yu Physician Meng glanced openly, and nodded slightly towards Duan Ming Chong.

Duan Mingchong raised his hand casually, and the two saluted and retired.

In the East Palace, Sui Yan was basking in the sun on the rocking chair in a very good mood. The rabbits and golden silk bears in his arms were jumping around on him. “Little Houye, the sun is about to set, you should go back to the sleeping hall and rest. His Royal Highness should be back soon.”

Sui Yan didn’t have much sleepiness. He straightened up and said, “Did the crabapple flowers I moved from the Royal Garden bloom?”

The palace clerk said hurriedly: “It’s open, it’s in the backyard.”

Sui Yan thought out one after another: “Then I will go and see.”

He rested all afternoon, his legs were much better, he refused the help of the palace man, and walked to the backyard by himself.

The spring has already begun, and the moved begonias are in full bloom, and the fragrance is diffused, which makes people feel pity and pity.

Sui Yan smashed the flower with his hand, folded a branch and turned it gently between his fingers, shaking off the water droplets on it.

He was staring at the flower branch in his hand full of joy, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps.

When Sui Yan turned his head, he saw Duan Mingchong who hurriedly walked towards him.

Sui Yan Yixi: “The Palace…”

Before he finished speaking, Duan Mingchong strode over and hugged him.

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan’s body became stiff, and the flower branch in his hand trembled suddenly and fell straight to the ground.

Sui Yan inhaled quietly, and said with difficulty: “Your Highness?”

Duan Mingchong seemed to have just returned from the fifth prince’s bedroom, with the strange fragrance of medicine still remaining on his body, and the arms holding Sui Yan were shaking slightly.

Sui Yan realized that something was wrong. He tentatively reached out and hugged Duan Mingchong’s back, and whispered, “His Royal Highness, what happened?”

Duan Mingchong hugged Sui Yan’s body full of medicine and flowers, panting quickly, and muttered for a long time: “If I don’t do it, they will harm me… but also you.”

Years of Yan was taken aback.

Duan Mingchong buried his head in Sui Yan’s neck, and said dumbly: “I have stepped back for so many years, but I just don’t want to harm their brothers. Why… they think I am weak and can be bullied, pressing me so tight? ”

Sui Yan’s heart was sour. On weekdays, he became a habit of relying on Duan Mingchong, and he almost forgot that he was only a fifteen-year-old now.

He had read so many sage books, and the Emperor Tai Fu taught him so many ways to govern the country and cultivate oneself, but no one had ever told him how to react when he was murdered by his own brother.

Everyone in the palace has a treacherous mind. No one can trust him. He can only explore step by step and find a way to get the best of both worlds. He can survive, and he can live like the emperor taught him. He is gentle and respectful. , Be a Mingjun of a generation.

Later, a glass of poisoned wine was poured, and he failed.

If the stigma was drunk by him, Duan Mingchong might not be so determined and cruel. The poisoned and weak Sui Yan was the last straw that crushed his gentle mask.

Sui Yan suddenly felt a little distressed. He began to regret that he should not be so rude to force Duan Mingchong to understand that the organs were able to manage the plan overnight, and to abandon his conscience as he did, but when Duan Mingchong said this, he Secretly fortunate that Duan Mingchong could see the real faces of his brothers earlier, without having to die in the end.

He gently wrapped Duan Mingchong’s back, and said softly: “His Royal Highness did nothing wrong. You just want to protect yourself. That’s good.”

Duan Mingchong did not speak.

Sui Yan whispered: “Every life is not easy. They want to harm you. Are you still trying to kill you? Besides, you are just paying back what they did. It’s not considered brothers to each other, blame. It’s only for them to restrain themselves and suffer.”

Duan Mingchong still did not speak.

The two hugged quietly for a while, and Duan Mingchong, who had completely eased up, gently let go of Sui Yan, hanging his head slightly, his eyes and ears were a little red.

“Ah, Ayan…”

For the first time, Duan Mingchong was like others showing weakness. After finishing his emotions, he was a little embarrassed, and did not dare to look at Sui Yan with his eyes down.

Sui Yan bent down to pick up the flowering crabapples on the ground, and smiled: “His Royal Highness always looked mature and stable before. I almost forgot that you were younger than me.”

Duan Ming Chong’er root is even more red.

Duan Mingchong carefully recalled the appearance of just now, and suddenly found that it was hypocritical.

Duan Mingchong thought, since we have done everything, we shouldn’t be so weak and indifferent, and bow without turning back.

This is the first time that Duan Mingchong has secretly used his own brothers, and he used two tricks in one move. He didn’t feel too uncomfortable in his heart. Knowing that Sui Yan’s body was harmed by them, Duan Ming Chong has made up his mind to stop being indecisive.

Just when I returned to the Eastern Palace and caught a glimpse of the young man with a long body of jade standing among the begonia flowers, his cold heart suddenly softened for a short time, and boundless grievances and sourness came over, making him unable to control the ground. He hugged the young man who was laughing at Yan Yan in the sunset.

It seems that only by holding him can we know the warmth of the sun.

Duan Mingchong thought to himself: “I must take good care of him.”

After tossing for so long, the sky darkened, and the two returned to the side hall side by side.

Sui Yanji hung up the sweet soup he promised in the day. After washing his hands, he sat at the table and waited, clinging to the edge of the table with both hands, like a golden bear waiting to be fed. Consciously swaying from side to side.

Soon, dinner was served up one end.

Sui Yan glanced expectantly, his face suddenly turned green–a table was filled with unpalatable medicinal food, and a bowl of black medicine was placed in front of him.

Sui Yan’s eyes floated to and fro following the palace man who was serving food, until everyone filed out, and there was still no sweet soup from him on the table.

Sui Yan stomped his feet anxiously, wanted to ask but felt shameless, so he waited eagerly.

Soon, Duan Ming Chongjing walked into the side hall, saw his look full of expectation, wondering: “Why don’t you eat? Waiting for me?”

Sui Yan couldn’t say that he was waiting for the sweet soup, so he nodded.

Duan Mingchong smiled, anyway, as long as he sees Sui Yan, no matter how bad the mood is, he can instantly become soft and happy.

He put the dry towel in his hand aside, walked over and sat opposite Sui Yan, and said, “I’m here, eat quickly.”

Sui Yan was so anxious to death, holding the medicine bowl in his hand, he refused to speak up.

Every meal Sui Yan ate, Duan Mingchong followed what he ate, the kind of medicinal diet that was unpalatable to Sui Yan, but Duan Mingchong didn’t change his face.

He wondered: “Ayan, what’s the matter with you?”

Sui Yan put down the medicine bowl, pushed it forward, and whispered, “His Royal Highness, is there something missing from the meal tonight?”

Duan Mingchong looked at it and said, “It’s not less.”

Sui Yan hinted that for a long time, Duan Mingchong did not respond. He gritted his teeth and said: “His Royal Highness said at noon…sweet soup…”

Duan Mingchong thought about it carefully, “Oh”, and smiled softly: “Then what did I say at the time?”

Sui Yan hurriedly repeated: “‘We can still drink sweet soup at night’, what your Highness said, I remembered a word correctly!”

Duan Mingchong smiled: “What else?”

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, and saw Duan Mingchong’s smiley eyes, his body suddenly froze.

“You behave, we can still drink sweet soup at night, or else…”

There was no sweet soup at night, which means that Duan Mingchong knew about his sneaking to the Palace of the Five Princes.

Sui Yan suddenly bowed his head with a guilty conscience.

Duan Ming Chong said: “What else did I say? Do you remember?”

Sui Yan lowered her head and pinched the sachet around her waist and fiddled with her, her mouth mumbled as she didn’t know what she was muttering.

Duan Mingchong: “Huh?”

Sui Yan carefully raised his eyes to look at him, and whispered: “You…you still praise me for being well-behaved.”

Duan Mingchong: “…”