Chapter 22: The Emperor and His Ministers Have Met with the Time (22)

After seeing off Li Chengzhuo and Zhuo Feichen, Shen Minghuan frowned in distress and sighed deeply.

While thinking, he walked towards Shen Changqing's residence.

Shen Minghuan was always busy. His "friends" included treacherous ministers of this dynasty and princes of enemy countries. He was busy visiting friends and "solving problems" for the second prince every day.

So most of the time it was Shen Changqing who came to find him, and Shen Minghuan rarely went to Shen Changqing's yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a person kneeling in the snow.

The snow was not heavy today, but the person was already covered with snowflakes. Obviously, he had been kneeling here for a long time.

Shen Minghuan sighed. He had already stopped the news, but Shen Duo insisted on delivering it himself.

Shen Duo knelt straight, and he didn't even turn his head, but he could guess the identity of the person.

"Rebellious son." Shen Duo's tone was flat, as if he had completely given up on this child, but if you listened carefully, you could find the tremor in his voice, "I can't sit back and watch you destroy the Shen family and Daqi."

"Father, what you said is really sad." Shen Minghuan pretended to be sad.

Hearing the voice, Shen Changqing pushed open the door: "Minghuan?"

After all, he is his son. Although he drove him outside to kneel in anger, Shen Changqing would not really ignore it, so he kept an eye on the movement in the courtyard.

"It's still snowing, why don't you hold an umbrella?" Shen Changqing gently blamed, and finally glared at Shen Duo who was kneeling on the ground.

The news that Shen Duo met the prince did not reach him, and it was obvious that Shen Minghuan stopped it. This child fanned his father's pillow and warmed his quilt. When he knew about this, he not only did not hate him, but also helped him conceal it, fearing that he would blame him.

Thinking of this, Shen Changqing was angry and distressed, so he glared at Shen Duo again.

Shen Duo, who has always been mature, steady and reasonable, couldn't help but feel sad about this kind of differential treatment. You know it's snowing outside, too?

But on the surface, Shen Duo was still "rather break than bend". He even knelt more upright, silently expressing his protest.

Obviously, Shen Changqing didn't care about his protest.

Shen Changqing's eyes swept over Shen Duo, and his attitude softened instantly. He said to Shen Minghuan kindly: "It's cold outside, hurry up and go into the house."

Shen Minghuan curved his eyebrows at him, suddenly lifted his clothes, and knelt on the ground.

Not to mention Shen Changqing, even Shen Duo next to him was shocked for a moment.

"What are you doing?" Shen Changqing stepped forward quickly and tried to pull Shen Minghuan up, but was stopped by Shen Minghuan shaking his head.

He said: "Grandpa, I have to do something next."

"Just do whatever you want to do. The Shen family will always be your backer." Shen Changqing did not hesitate.

Shen Minghuan looked at him with a faint smile, neither speaking nor getting up.

Shen Changqing felt a little panic for no reason, "You..."

He said with difficulty: "If there is anything, get up and talk, as long as it is not... Grandpa supports you."

"Father!" Shen Duo shouted excitedly.

The snow fell on his body and turned into water. Shen Duo's robe was soaked. The cold wind added a third of chill to his bones.

Before, he was concentrating and forcing himself to endure, and he could barely pretend that nothing happened. Now his emotions fluctuated violently. After he said those two words, he began to cough heartbreakingly.

"Go away, don't let me see you again." Shen Changqing was extremely panicked at the moment. He didn't care about Shen Duo at all. Seeing him like this, he felt a little bit sorry, so he simply waved his hand to let him go.

Shen Duo couldn't keep kneeling. He knelt on the ground and refused to leave. His voice was hoarse, "Father, I don't understand."

"Didn't you hear me asking you to leave?" Shen Changqing's voice suddenly rose.

He was a refined scholar who had never lost his composure like this. He even showed a bit of suppressed irritability to Shen Minghuan, "Minghuan, come in with me."

"Yes." Shen Minghuan was still relaxed and casual. He stood up, glanced at Shen Duo lightly, and followed Shen Changqing into the house.

*

Shen Minghuan did not delay after promising Li Chengzhuo to solve the matter within three days. After saying goodbye to Shen Changqing, he planned to find the second prince.

The system hesitated to speak. Even though it did not understand human emotions, the scene of Shen Changqing's red eyes almost crying was still inconsistent.

Shen Changqing was sad. He had to watch his beloved grandson rush to a thorny dead end.

But what about Shen Minghuan? What did he think? Did he also want to live a long life until he was old? Did he also want to spend his old age with Chenghuan?

Although Shen Minghuan was only a tasker, it would never be a pleasant thing to push himself into the abyss with his own hands.

[Host…] The system called him in a stammering voice.

The death of “Shen Minghuan” is a foregone conclusion. The gray-haired old man has long lost his grandson whom he cherishes. Even if Shen Minghuan has the power to change the dynasty, he cannot reverse the life and death in the world.

This world is a story. The ending of “Shen Minghuan” has long been written, so he can only go to this naive and cruel fate, just like going to a gorgeous but cold dinner.

He has the greatest freedom, but also the most profound powerlessness.

Shen Minghuan didn't know what his little system was feeling. He took life and death very lightly, so he didn't think death itself was a difficult thing to accept.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have jumped into the East China Sea so resolutely, and would rather die than give in.

Shen Duo was guarding the only way for Shen Minghuan to come out.

He was still wearing the wet clothes, his lips were frozen purple, only the anger in his eyes was burning, he coughed twice, "Shen Minghuan, what do you want to do?"

"Tell you, and then tell the prince?" Shen Minghuan smiled, and his snow-white cloak was decorated with soft fluff, which made his usually cold temperament a little warmer, and he looked like a rich and noble young man who didn't know the world.

Shen Duo wanted to argue with him, tell him the facts and reason, and tell him that it was right to support Luo Xiuyuan, and Luo Xiuqi would only ruin Daqi.

However, the more excited he was, the more he couldn't speak.

"Don't get excited, father." Shen Minghuan said in an exaggerated tone: "Since you asked, Minghuan should tell you everything you know."

He stepped forward and deliberately lowered his voice: "I am ready to rebel. As for the time, tomorrow is a good time. What do you think, father?"

He seemed to be looking forward to Shen Duo's reply.

Shen Duo looked at him coldly: "Aren't you worried that I will tell His Majesty?"

Shen Duo didn't know where Shen Minghuan got the confidence from. For now, Luo Dan still has a high degree of control over the dynasty. What's more, the Xianzhen Camp is just outside the city. As long as they receive the order, they can quickly enter Yanling to defend the king.

"Then will you?"

Shen Minghuan smiled and answered to himself: "I know you won't, because you love me, father."

Shen Duo's face turned even paler when he heard this. He pleaded, "You will not succeed in doing this, Minghuan, stop it."

Shen Minghuan stood with his hands behind his back, "But what Shen Minghuan wants to do has never failed."

His eyes were as confident and proud as ever, "I will never fail in the future."

"You... I really regret it..." Shen Duo murmured.

Regret that he left Shen Minghuan in Yanling and didn't take him to Xiqiu to educate him personally.

Shen Duo tried to stand up straight and wanted to put on the momentum of a father, but he looked up slightly at Shen Minghuan, who was much taller than him, and suddenly realized that the other party had grown up.

No longer the little child who stared at the carriage infatuatedly, this man is now capable and independent, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't have a father.

The anger in Shen Duo's eyes faded, turning into a deep disappointment.

He stopped looking at Shen Minghuan, turned around and stumbled away.

Shen Minghuan had no intention of helping him, after all, the other person was covered in snow and water, what if he got the nice fur on his cloak wet?

"Father," Shen Minghuan said leisurely, "Remember to change clothes before going to see the prince."

Otherwise, he might faint on the road.

*

In the secret room of Yingzuilou, Luo Xiuyuan supported his forehead, seemingly thinking hard, but actually in a daze.

"Your Highness? Your Highness? Are you listening to me anymore!" Qu Zhengcheng knocked the table with bamboo slips, and when he saw Luo Xiuyuan come back to his senses, he sighed softly, "Your Highness, don't worry too much, Shen Che is unpopular, he can't compete with Your Highness."

Even his own father abandoned him, isn't that unpopular?

When Shen Duo was about to leave, he was stopped by Shen Changqing. He only had time to deliver a letter to inform Luo Xiuyuan that "Shen Minghuan will rebel tomorrow".

Shen Changqing knew Shen Minghuan's intention, so he did not stop Shen Duo from joining Luo Xiuyuan's side, and let him deliver the letter intact.

However, Shen Changqing stubbornly believed that Shen Duo could not go in person, otherwise, Minghuan would be so sad!

Even if he knew Minghuan's true position, Shen Duo had never stood against them, but... this was a kind of distrust after all.

—— Shen Duo never believed in Shen Minghuan.

Luo Xiuyuan struggled and said, "Sir, now the Zhenbei Army and Xianzhen Camp are all under Minghuan, and Li Lan supports him. Luo Xiuqi has full confidence in him. We..."

"We are not without a chance of winning." Qu Zhengcheng sneered, "Your Highness thinks too highly of Shen Che. The Zhenbei Army is far away from the border, Li Chengzhuo came to Daqi alone, and Zhuo Feichen's control over the Xianzhen Camp is not as good as General Gu. I don't know where Shen Che got the courage to rebel tomorrow."

"What's more, if he acts like this, how much reputation does the Shen family still have? The literati in the world have long since stopped recognizing the Shen family. "

Qu Zhengcheng looked relieved, "Your Highness, you have always been generous and generous to the people, helping the weak and the poor, and the people like you very much."

Luo Xiuyuan frowned slightly, "Sir, you are too prejudiced against Ming Huan, he is not that kind of person. Ming Huan is smart and kind, and he has a gentle temperament. If he is an emperor or a king, it will be a blessing for the people."

"What if you are wrong?" Qu Zhengcheng stared at him straight, "You can't know a person's heart by his face. Your Highness, if Shen Ming Huan is not what you said, Yu Daqi will be in trouble again. Are you really relieved?"

Luo Xiuyuan was stunned.

After knowing that Shen Minghuan wanted to rebel and become the emperor, Luo Xiuyuan became more "depressed" than ever before, and began to fish in muddy waters when dealing with official duties.

Now thinking carefully, his trust in Shen Minghuan was actually groundless. It seemed that just because the other party was Shen Minghuan, he inexplicably believed that the man would be a wise monarch.

But what kind of person is Shen Minghuan, does he really know? Is he really sure?

When he was deposed as the crown prince, he never thought that Shen Minghuan would abandon him.

If it was just Luo Xiuyuan's decision, he would trust Shen Minghuan without hesitation, but this time the bet involves the people of the world, would he still dare to bet?

He doesn't know.