Hu Xiaotian found that there was a place in Cheng'en Mansion that was different from other places, three courtyards, but the walls of the outer and inner courtyards were getting higher and higher.
So the more you go inside, the stronger the sense of oppression brought by the building, the little eunuch stopped when he entered the three gates, stretched out his finger and pointed to the two-story pavilion in front of him and said, "It's inside, the master will go in by himself." ” Hu Xiaotian nodded, looked up at the pavilion, although there are only two floors, but the height of each floor is very high, equivalent to the height of the common building, the window is very small, the stairs are outside, there is a lantern hanging at the entrance of the stairs, the lantern is swaying in the wind, the orange light does not add a little warmth to the cold night, but makes the surrounding environment seem indescribably strange.
The room on the first floor was all pitch black, there should be no one, Hu Xiaotian came to the stairs and heard a shrill voice above: "Look up" Hu Xiaotian raised his head and didn't see a figure, but the voice clearly came from the old eunuch An Dequan, so he walked up the stairs, the stairs were steep and narrow, Hu Xiaotian didn't like the layout of Cheng'en Mansion, from the beginning of walking through the gate, the depressing atmosphere here became stronger and stronger.
Walking up to the second floor, I saw a thin back standing on the north side of the viewing platform, looking at something alone.
He was dressed in an ordinary gray robe, his gray hair was scattered, and he was blown up by the night breeze, and his whole person was full of strange smell.
Hu Xiaotian stopped about a foot away from him and said in a low voice: "Old man An" The old man hummed, did not turn around, his left hand habitually twisted the orchid finger, the rising moon emphasized his hands like bird claws with a cold light, the sharp fingertips tapped lightly on the wall battlement, and the wind beckoned unfazedly: "Coming" Hu Xiaotian said: "It's coming" "Your life is very hard."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Thanks to what the old man gave me, otherwise I wouldn't be alive now." ” Ander laughed as he moved his right leg.
The right leg made of metal fell to the ground with a clang, and then he slowly turned around, a pair of deep eyes looked at Hu Xiaotian indifferently, looking at this completely unfamiliar face, the corners of An Dequan's lips showed a hint of a deep smile: "This mask is really exquisite, it's here in the miscellaneous family."
Don't you dare to show your true colors?"
Hu Xiaotian pursed his lips, he knew in his heart that there was no need to hide his identity at this time, so he turned his face away and unveiled the mask on his face.
When he faced An Dequan again, he had already recovered his appearance.
Ande said: "It wasn't me who saved you, it was this mask that helped you escape from the predicament."
He folded his hands behind his back with an indifferent expression, and there was no friendly meaning on his face.
Hu Xiaotian clenched his fists and squeezed deeply.
Then he took out the ebony token from his bosom and respectfully presented it with both hands.
Ander took the ebony token and rubbed it in his hand: "You came to me because you wanted me to save your life."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I hope the old man will have mercy" Ande said: "Let's go casually."
He walked slowly towards the staircase, and Hu Xiaotian respectfully followed behind him.
An Dequan introduced: "The place where you are is Wentian Pavilion, Wentian Pavilion has two floors, the second floor is occupied by eunuchs and guards, and the first floor is the master here."
"Dragging a stump leg, he was slow to go downstairs.
Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but want to reach out to help him, but he felt that An Dequan didn't seem to be easy to approach tonight.
So in the end, I gave up such an idea and honestly followed him.
Walking down the stairs, An Dequan motioned to Hu Xiaotian to pick up the lantern hanging on the porch, pointed to the small door on the first floor, walked over slowly, and pushed the small door open. took the lantern in Hu Xiaotian's hand and walked in.
It was a boxy room, but there were no windows inside, and a white silk thread hung from the beam in the center, and a low stool that had fallen out on the floor.
Anderton came to the low stool.
He said in a low voice: "This is the place where the third prince hanged himself. ” When Hu Xiaotian heard him say this, a chill rose from his back for no reason, the third prince was the former crown prince Long Yeqing, who really died in Cheng'en Mansion, but he didn't know why he kept the scene of suicide after being dead for so long.
An Dequan said: "Today, the saint was removed from the position of prince by the emperor, and he has lived here for two years, you should find that there is no trace of green here, there is not a single tree, a grass, a flower in the Cheng'en Mansion, and the only five big trees have been dead for a hundred years, you can't see any color here, you can't hear any sound, even if you are a royal family, once you come here, most of the time you can only stay in this dark and empty room, and be alone, there is still an hour a day to see the sky, But the more you see the sky, the more you desire freedom, and the more this longing torments your heart.
Until it makes you desperate and drives you crazy.
The third prince hanged himself in despair after staying here for seven days, but His Majesty endured loneliness in such an environment for two whole years, how strong his psychology was. ” Hu Xiaotian also had to admit that if he was allowed to stay in this kind of place if he liked freedom, he would probably go crazy in seven days.
An Dequan said: "Although there are only three courtyards, there will be more than a hundred masters responsible for patrolling and guarding all the time, if you came here three days ago, you would be lucky enough to see such a scene, but Your Majesty has ordered them to be removed, and now there are only two little eunuchs in this Cheng'en Mansion except for the miscellaneous family."
Anderquan stopped, picked up the lantern, and illuminated a map on the wall, traced in blood.
The old eunuch said: "This map was drawn little by little by biting your finger when Your Majesty was here.
He took a few steps forward, and there was dense handwriting on the wall, and Hu Xiaotian looked through the light and found that it was full of people's names, and he found his father's name in it.
The old eunuch smiled and said: "Happiness will make a person live comfortably for a lifetime, but in hardship and desperate situations, the only thing that supports a person's life is hatred, have you found your father's name?"
Hu Xiaotian finally understood the true meaning of An Dequan to bring himself here, the name written on the wall in blood was soaked with curses and hatred, and the new monarch Long Yelin still did not forget the unforgettable hatred in his heart in the darkest time of his life, and Hu Buwei was also one of them.
Hu Xiaotian knelt down slowly, he was arrogant, if he didn't have no other way, he would never kneel to an old eunuch.
An Dequan didn't look at him, but turned away, still staring at the words on the wall: "This ebony token was not given to you by me, but the little princess asked me to pass it on to you, she is a good girl who will repay her kindness, let the miscellaneous family save your life no matter what."
In fact, you can stay in Xichuan and live incognito for the rest of your life, why do you have to return to the capital?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Old man, you already knew that the Li family was going to rebel when you were in Qingyun."
An Dequan said: "Li Tianheng has always supported the three princes, Your Majesty inherits the unification, how can he be willing, but it is inevitable." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "I thought you went to Qingyun to protect King Zhou. ” An Dequan laughed and said: "King Zhou is just a child, speaking of which he is not half as shrewd as you, otherwise why is he trapped by Li Tianheng, but you can escape from Xichuan calmly" He lowered his eyes and looked at Hu Xiaotian quietly: "Li Tianheng is your future father-in-law, in fact, wouldn't it be more stable for you to stay by his side, why do you have to leave Xichuan desperately?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "What is the purpose of the marriage between the Hu and Li families, the old man knows better than me, if my father can predict that Li Tianheng will rebel, he will never set this family business for me." ” Ande said: "What do you want to ask me when you kneel in front of me?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I beg the old man to help me My father doesn't know anything about Li Tianheng's rebellion, and I hope that the old man will explain this matter in front of His Majesty and return our Hu family to an innocence." ” "Innocence" An Dequan laughed, he shook his head and said: "Your father himself doesn't dare to say the word innocence, looking at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who is worthy of the word innocence" His eyes were scorching, and he took a step towards Hu Xiaotian and said: "The little princess asked me to save your life, but she didn't let me save your Hu family, in fact, even if the miscellaneous family wants to save it, I don't have the ability."
When your father teamed up with a group of rebels to impeach the prince and slander Zhongliang, he was high-spirited at that time, did he think about what heavenly justice is and what justice is, and now they just deserve it. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Right and wrong are not something you can judge. ” An Dequan was suddenly refuted by him, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then frowned and said: "The miscellaneous family can't judge who can judge."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Please forgive Xiaotian for being blunt, you think my father is a traitor, it is nothing more than because you stand in the position of the eldest prince, the winner is the king and the loser is the villain, and now it is the eldest prince who ascends the throne of God, if the third prince ascends the throne of God, I am afraid that the unlucky will be another group of people."
"Naturally, this group of people includes An Dequan.
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A faint smile appeared on the corner of An Dequan's lips, becoming a king and defeating a thief, this has been the case since ancient times.
Hu Xiaotian said: "A person's merits and demerits must be judged by history. ” Andequan shook his head and said, "You forgot, history is written by people, and some truths will always be hidden.
He stretched out his hand and patted Hu Xiaotian's shoulder to signal him to get up from the ground: "I owe you a favor, you saved the little princess, I should have returned this favor to you, the miscellaneous family asked themselves to be able to save your life, but your father offended Your Majesty, and the person Your Majesty wants to kill, how can I, as a slave, be able to keep it?"
Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard him say this, he knew that what An Dequan said was all about things, Long Yelin bit his finger and wrote the names of these people on the wall, he must have already hated his father to the bone, and he would kill him quickly, although he saved the little princess Qiqi, but if he wanted the emperor to let their whole family go with this credit alone, I am afraid that it is not realistic.
To be continued: