Hongli clutched the brocade quilt tightly and said coldly: "What do you want?"
The more nervous Hongli became, the thicker the smile on Hongshi's face, "I said, if I die, I will drag you to be buried with me. Of course, Zhaohui and the others are also indispensable, don't you think so? Otherwise, I will be alone in the underworld.
How lonely it is!”
"What do you want?" Under Hongli's questioning again, Hongshi snapped his fingers and said, "It's very simple. I'll make a deal with you. As long as you agree to two conditions, I will release Zhaohui."
They." Under Hongli's gaze, he said: "First, you must blame all matters in Fuzhou on Uncle Eight and do not mention me at all; second, after returning to the palace, you are not allowed to accept the position of crown prince."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hongli said categorically: "Impossible! The reason why I came to Beijing is to expose the true identity of you, Ying Ge and others, and bring you to justice. It is simply infatuated to want me to let you go.
It’s a waste of time.”
Hongshi's expression turned cold, and then he smiled again, "Why should fourth brother answer so hastily? Brother Yiwei said, you should think about it carefully and carefully before answering. Zhaohui and Agui are
He helped you a lot. If they hadn't fought tooth and nail for each other, you would have died a long time ago. And Buqi, if he hadn't helped you, he wouldn't have lost his official position as magistrate and almost lost his life. Do you really want to see this?
Do you want to die for them, and are they all dying for you?"
Hongli stared at the back of his hand with bulging veins and sneered: "Hongshi, you wouldn't be so childish as to threaten me with their lives, would you? Do you think I would let you go just because they lost their lives?"
Either you die or I die."
Hongshi stared at him for a long time and then said: "Hongli, you don't have to act in front of me. Maybe you have changed a lot now, but when the country changes, your true nature is hard to change. You will never watch them die, otherwise you will
It’s not Hongli anymore, just like you took the risk to save Agui back then, when you almost bit my neck off.”
After he exposed his thoughts, Hongli's face became gloomy. Hongshi was right. He just deceived Hongshi and wanted him to think that Zhaohui and the others were useless chess pieces and could not be used to threaten him. In this way, in
After capturing Hongshi and Yingge, you can ask Agui and the others about their whereabouts.
"What, have you thought it through?" Hongshi said with a proud smile: "Don't think that you can find them after catching me. It's impossible. Once I die, all of them will die. There will be absolutely no chance of survival!"
Staring at Hong Shi's smile, Hong Li said: "This matter has caused such a big fuss. Even if I don't tell you what happened in Fuzhou, Huang Ama will be suspicious of you."
"You don't need to worry about this matter. You only need to answer me, agree or not!" When saying this, Hong Shi's smile slowly faded, because the next words, whether to him or to Hong
It has always been a matter of life and death.
Hongli held on to the brocade quilt tightly, and did not let go even when the sound of tearing was heard under his fingers. After a long time, he said: "Even if I promise you, how do I know that you will keep your promise and let them go?"
Hongshi said calmly: "You have no choice but to believe me."
For Hongli, it didn't matter whether he accepted the position of prince or not. All he wanted was to hope that the crazy Hongshi would get the punishment he deserved. Now that this wish was close at hand, he encountered obstacles and he didn't want to let it go.
Hongshi didn't want Zhaohui and the others to die, but he could only choose one between the two, which made him extremely embarrassed.
Seeing that Hongli didn't speak, Hongshi urged: "Have you thought about it?"
Hongli raised his eyes, stared at Hongshi, and spoke out his final choice, "Okay, I promise you! As long as you let Zhaohui and the others go, I will not expose your affairs, and I will not be granted the title of crown prince."
Hongshi rolled his eyes and raised his lips: "That's wrong. You should fulfill the conditions I proposed first, and then I will let you go. Otherwise, if you regret it later, I will lose more than you gain."
Hongli endured the hatred in his heart and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will regret it after Zhaohui and the others are safe?"
"Of course I'm afraid, but I believe that you, Fourth Brother, are not a person who goes back on your word, and... you suddenly changed your story and framed his son, the queen, and important officials in the court. Do you think Huang Ama will believe it? But you
Those words reminded me." Hongshi came close to Hongli, and the hot breath he breathed almost touched him.
"I will definitely tell my uncle when I go back that if anything happens to us, I will order the secret guards to kill Zhaohui and the others at all costs, and kill everyone you care about, including you, unless
You will never step outside the palace, otherwise they will definitely find an opportunity to kill you!"
Hongli looked at Hongli intently and suddenly said: "Hongshi, do you think that by doing this, I really can't do anything to you?"
"At least in my opinion, so." After saying this, Hongshi straightened up, clapped his hands, and said with a comfortable expression: "Now that it has been decided, you should have an idea of what to say and do next."
"Since I promised, I will definitely do it, but don't forget what you promised, otherwise I will reveal everything and leave you with no way to go!"
"It's a deal." As these four words fell, the boy who had gone out before walked in, holding a pot of water that had completely cooled down, and made another one for Hongli.
Hongli held the tea cup but did not drink it, but said: "Where is Uncle Seventeen?"
Hongshi didn't answer him, and said directly to the young man: "Go and ask the prince to come over, and tell him that he is awake."
The boy was a little baffled by what he heard, but he didn't dare to neglect and left quickly. Not long after, Yunli strode in. From the boy's mouth, he had confirmed Hongli's identity, so as soon as he came in, he
He cupped his hands and said, "I see you, the Crown Prince!"
The three words "Prince" caused deep jealousy to flash through Hongshi's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. Now was not the time to be jealous, and Hongli would soon be unable to bear this title.
"Uncle Seventeen, please don't do this. Please sit down quickly." Unlike Hongshi, Hongli was full of gratitude for Yunli. Although he was unconscious at the time and didn't know it, thinking about it, he knew that it was Yunli and his
He saved himself from being poisoned by Hongshi.
Yunli put down his hand and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that the prince is still alive. I don't know how happy the emperor would be if he saw the prince. The emperor has always missed you."
His words made Hongli look longing for him, and said softly: "I also miss Huang Ama very much and..."
He wanted to say that he missed Yinzhen and Ling Ruo, but Ling Ruo was gone, and there was no point in thinking about them anymore. He could only leave sadness in his heart.
Yunli was the only one among everyone who knew that Ling Ruo was not dead, but it was not convenient to say this now, so he said in a cryptic way: "The prince will be able to see the person he wants to see soon."