After a pause, he whispered again: "Why do you need to die?"
Shen Zhoujin was a little strange: "Then why did the emperor suddenly recognize you as his adopted son?"
He looked up at her and smiled softly: "Actually, I am now the emperor's adopted son."
He paused and explained in a low voice: "My grandfather was a famous Confucian scholar in those days. The emperor once studied literature under him. At that time, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne. He often encountered some things. Once he was assassinated, and my grandfather was He blocked an arrow, and the arrow was poisonous. Afterwards, the emperor went through great pains to find medicine for him to detoxify him, but at that time, the emperor was also injured, and there were two medicines in the prescription. The emperor also needed it, but it was too late. When I looked again, my grandfather secretly ordered someone to change the medicine."
"After the emperor knew about it, he was always grateful. After he ascended the throne, he has always taken care of my grandfather. I guess that my father, as the legitimate son of the uncle's house, married my mother because he was considering the relationship between my grandfather and the emperor. But after my grandfather was poisoned at that time, his health continued. Unfortunately, he has never entered an official career and has been a white man all his life. The emperor seems to have faded away. His plans failed and he has always been dissatisfied with my mother."
He paused for a moment: "My mother's health has been poor since she gave birth to me, so my father began to dote on Mr. Li. I was not enlightened when I was four years old. After I met my grandfather one time, several people came to my side. He protected me and taught me. I believed it was arranged by my grandfather at the time, but now that I think about it, my grandfather had been indifferent all his life and was too sick to get out of bed at that time. How could he still have such ability. Until later, when I was seven years old, At that time, my grandfather passed away. I went back with my mother and was taken to see the emperor in the evening."
He was silent for a while and then continued: "When the emperor came over, I just felt that I had never seen such a tall and powerful person, and he treated me very gently..."
Shen Zhoujin listened quietly.
It had been a lifetime before I heard him reveal these past events... Speaking of which, they actually had some sympathy for each other.
His mother was sick, and he had a scumbag father who spoiled his concubines and killed his wives. He was burdened by his eldest son, a concubine who was three years older than him. His grandfather passed away, which made matters worse. At the time of hesitation, when he was seven years old, he saw the emperor for the first time and had a heart of respect. This is not surprising at all.
Emperor Wu Xuan could have arranged these things for his subordinates, but he did it himself, went to see him in person, and later took it to heart. He met occasionally and took care of him all the time. Finally, after his mother passed away, he took him in as his wife. Yoshiko.
It's just that it wasn't made public, otherwise his scumbag father would have locked him up long ago.
Not to mention emperors, even ordinary people, how many people can be so grateful and take care of their benefactor's descendants?
This is really too rare and valuable.
It was just that Emperor Wu Xuan believed that it was not a bad thing for boys to go through some hardships and setbacks, so he did not deal with his scumbag father and concubines on his behalf, but kept these people as his whetstones.
But smart people can never understand the brain circuits of fools. No one thought that his stepmother would sell her to a kidnapper every year.
Because this is totally unreasonable.
What can a three-year-old girl do to you? She can eat as much as she wants, and she doesn’t need to be raised by you.
In the final analysis, even if you cripple her or harm her, it is more reasonable than selling her to a kidnapper. At least there won't be many people involved, and it won't be easy to be exposed behind closed doors.
It was precisely because no one had thought of it that she succeeded.
In his previous life, Huo Lingjue was deceived about learning martial arts and escaped with a narrow escape. He also witnessed the tragic death of his sister. He was so stimulated that he rushed back to the capital. Later, he was charged with "forcing his father to death."
Emperor Wu Xuan may have publicly stated that he would recognize him as his adopted son in order to prevent him from being burdened with this crime for the rest of his life. He also said that his father was frightened to death by the news he brought back, and there was absolutely no coercion.
No matter what the facts were, the emperor clearly supported him, so naturally no one dared to discuss it.
Shen Zhoujin finally put everything together and nodded.
He looked up at her.
His pupils are darker and brighter than ordinary people, and they are as beautiful as glass beads. Looking at people like this, they are so beautiful that people cannot bear to refuse.
He said: "In my previous life, I ruined the emperor's empire. I want to pay him compensation...can you help me?"
Shen Zhoujin couldn't help but laugh, and reached out to gently touch his head.
This is typical of him. He has been a bad guy for too long, and he still feels a little embarrassed when he wants to be a good guy. He has to find a reason for himself and pretend not to care.
But in fact, even in the previous life, she always thought that he was a good person, and he really cared about his family and country, otherwise he would not be so constrained in doing things.
She said: "Of course, as a citizen of Dasheng, no one wants to see the sea, the rivers clear, and the prosperous age to last. So I can help you with whatever you want to do."
Huo Lingjue nodded.
Shen Zhoujin touched his head again and remembered something.
At that time, she experienced two modern planes in succession. Over a hundred years later, she felt like a modern person. When she returned to ancient times, she felt uncomfortable for a while.
Her brother in that body was a royal censor and extremely loyal to the emperor. However, the emperor was not very good, and he was not very good to him either. He was beaten twice.
Once she couldn't help but ask him, why are you so loyal to the emperor when he treats you like this?
She could never forget the look of surprise in his eyes at that time.
It also became something she would always use to remind herself.
Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven. This sentence is more than just words, it is something engraved in their bones.
As a group of court officials, they may fight for power and gain or even take bribes and bend the law, but if the country is in crisis, they are the same people who will pave the way for the emperor with their own flesh and blood.
It is a big mistake to stand on the shoulders of the times and criticize their beliefs.
Even if they are a little selfish, from the perspective of customs clearance, even if the ignorant emperor is in power, they are "foolishly loyal". If you want to change them, you must not simply and crudely accuse them, because what they have done is exactly what the public approves of.
From then on, she remembered that in such a world,
Loyalty to the emperor is inevitable, there is no need to ask why, disloyalty is wrong!
Similarly, in the modern plane,
Patriotism is inevitable, there is no need to ask why, not being patriotic is wrong!
As a fast traveler, she also has the common problem of not having a strong sense of belonging to every plane, but she can't do it herself, but she still respects such people very much.
In such a world, having such people around her will always make her feel grounded and warm.
She asked him: "So what do you want to do? I have other food."
Sweet potatoes and potatoes are must-have mythical items for time travellers. Of course she has them too, and there are plenty of them.
It's just that this kind of food is different from the common food. The little phoenixes are flying in the air, and the golden corn is in the mountains. It's so tall, but if the sweet potatoes fall one by one and roll around, it always feels like pulling daddy, and the scene is ugly. Not so cool anymore.
So even if you want to donate, you have to find another way.
Seeing him lowering his eyes and thinking deeply, with his long eyelashes drawing an arc, Mr. Shen stretched out his hand to touch it, and encouraged him: "You can think boldly. If I can't do it... Well, at worst, you can change your wish."
Huo Lingjue was amused by her: "Let me think about it."