After exhausting myself to death

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

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

Shen Minghuan is always very busy. His "friends" include treacherous ministers of his own dynasty and princes of enemy countries. He is busy visiting friends and "solving problems" for the second prince every day.

So Shen Changqing came to look for him most of the time, and Shen Minghuan rarely went to Shen Changqing's yard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a person kneeling in the snow.

It didn't snow heavily today, but the man's body was already covered with snowflakes. It was obvious that he had been kneeling here for a long time.

Shen Minghuan clicked his tongue. He had already blocked the news, but Shen Duo decided to deliver it to his door.

Shen Duo knelt straight and didn't look back, but he could guess the identity of the person coming.

"The traitor." Shen Duo's tone was calm, as if he had completely given up on the child, but if you listen carefully you can see the tremor in his voice, "I can't sit back and watch you destroy the Shen family and Da Qi."

"Father's words are really sad." Shen Minghuan pretended to be sad.

Shen Changqing heard the sound and opened the door: "Ming Huan?"

After all, he was his son. Although he was furious and drove people outside to kneel, Shen Changqing would not really ignore him, so he kept paying attention to what was going on in the small courtyard.

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

The news of Shen Duo's meeting with the prince did not reach him, so he probably knew that Shen Minghuan had stopped him. This child hugged his father and found out about it. Not only did he not hold a grudge, but he also helped him hide it for fear that he would be blamed.

Thinking of this, Shen Changqing felt angry and distressed, so she glared at Shen Duo again.

Shen Duo, who has always been mature, steady and sensible, couldn't help but feel sad for this kind of differential treatment. Do you always know that it's snowing outside?

But on the surface, Shen Duo still "would rather bend than bend". He even knelt more upright and silently expressed his protest.

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

Shen Changqing's eyes passed over Shen Duo, and his attitude softened instantly. He said kindly to Shen Minghuan, "It's cold outside. Come inside quickly."

Shen Minghuan quirked her eyebrows at him, suddenly lifted her clothes and knelt down 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 Shen Minghuan shook his head to stop him.

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

"Just do whatever you have to do, the Shen family will always be your backing." Shen Changqing did not hesitate.

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

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

He said with difficulty: "If anything happens, just get up and talk about it. As long as it's not... Grandpa will support you."

"Father!" Shen Duo shouted emotionally.

The snow falling on his body turned into water, Shen Duo's robes had already been soaked, and the cold wind rustled, adding to the bone-chilling chill.

Before, he concentrated on being patient and could barely pretend that nothing was wrong. Now his mood fluctuated violently. After he said those two words, he began to cough heartbreakingly.

"Gungun, don't let me see you again." Shen Changqing was in a panic at the moment and couldn't care about Shen Duo at all. She couldn't bear to see him like this and simply waved his hand to let him go.

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

"Didn't you hear I asked you to leave?" Shen Changqing's voice suddenly increased.

He is an elegant scholar, and he has never been so out of character. He even treated Shen Minghuan with a bit of indifference that suppressed his irritability, "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.

*

Promising Li Chengzhuo to resolve the matter within three days, Shen Minghuan did not delay. After bidding farewell to Shen Changqing, he planned to find the second prince.

The system hesitated to speak, even though it did not understand human emotions, but the scene of Shen Changqing's eyes red and on the verge of tears was still inconsistent no matter how you looked at it.

Shen Changqing was sad. He had to watch his beloved grandson go down a dead end road full of thorns.

But what about Shen Minghuan? What did he think? Do you also want to live for a long time until you grow old? Do you also want to spend your old age with Cheng Huan?

Although Shen Minghuan is just the taskmaster, it will not be a pleasant thing to push himself into the abyss with his own hands.

[Host...] The system called him in a low voice.

The death of "Shen Minghuan" is a foregone conclusion. The gray-haired old man has long lost his treasured grandson. Even if Shen Minghuan has the ability to change dynasties, he cannot reverse life and death in the world.

This world is a story, and the ending of "Shen Minghuan" has already been written, so he can only go to this innocent and cruel fate, just like going to a gorgeous but cold dinner.

He has the greatest freedom and the most profound powerlessness.

Shen Minghuan didn't know what his little system was feeling. He regarded life and death very lightly, so he didn't find death itself to be an unacceptable thing.

Otherwise, he would not have jumped into the East China Sea so decisively and would rather die than surrender.

Shen Duo stayed on the road Shen Minghuan had to take to get out.

He was still wearing the wet clothes, his lips were blue from the cold, and only the anger in his eyes was burning. He coughed twice, "Shen Minghuan, what do you want to do?"

"Tell you, and then you go 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. He looked like a wealthy man who was inexperienced in the world. Young Master.

Shen Duo wanted to reason with him, tell him the truth and tell him that it was right to support Luo Xiuyuan, and that Luo Xiuqi would only destroy Da Qi.

However, the more excited he became, the more speechless he became.

"Don't be excited, father." Shen Minghuan said in an exaggerated tone: "Since it is my father who asks, Minghuan should tell you everything he knows."

He took a step forward and deliberately lowered his voice: "I'm ready to rebel. As for the time, tomorrow will be good. What does father think?"

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

Shen Duo looked at him with cold eyes: "Aren't you worried about me telling His Majesty?"

Shen Duo didn't know where Shen Minghuan had the confidence. For now, Luo Dan still had a high degree of control over the dynasty. What's more, the trapped camp is just outside the city. As long as he receives the order, he can quickly enter Yanling King Qin.

"Then you can?"

Shen Ming smiled and replied calmly: "I know you won't, because you love me, father."

Shen Duo's face turned even paler when he heard this, and he begged, "You will not succeed if you are acting against me. Ming Huan, please stop."

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

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

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

I regretted leaving Shen Minghuan in Yanling instead of taking him to Xi Qiu to educate him personally.

Shen Duo tried to stand up straight, trying to show off his father's aura, but he slightly raised his head to look at Shen Minghuan, who was already much taller than him, and suddenly realized that the other person had grown up.

He is no longer the little kid who looked at the carriage longingly. This man is now capable and independent. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have a father.

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

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

Shen Minghuan had no intention of helping him. After all, the other party was covered in snow and water. What if he got the plush material on his cloak wet?

"Father," Shen Ming said happily: "Before you go to see the prince, remember to change your clothes first."

Otherwise, you might faint on the road.

*

In the secret room of Yingzui Building, Luo Xiuyuan rested his forehead, seemingly thinking hard, but in fact he was in a daze.

"Your Highness? Your Highness? Did you listen to me again?" Qu Zhengcheng banged the table with the bamboo slips. When Luo Xiuyuan came to his senses, he sighed softly, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. Shen Che is unpopular, and he cannot compete with His Highness."

Even his own father abandoned him, doesn't that mean he is unpopular?

When Shen Duo was about to go out, he was stopped by Shen Changqing's order. He only had time to send a letter telling Luo Xiuyuan that "Shen Minghuan will rebel tomorrow."

Shen Changqing knew Shen Minghuan's intentions, so he did not stop Shen Duo from joining Luo Xiuyuan and allowed him to successfully deliver the letter intact.

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

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

——Shen Duo has never believed in Shen Minghuan.

Luo Xiuyuan struggled and said: "Sir, now that the Zhenbei Army and the trapped camp have all returned to Minghuan, and with Li Lan's support, Luo Xiuqi has full faith in him, we..."

"It's not like we have no chance of winning." Qu Zhengcheng sneered, "Your Highness thinks too highly of Shen Che. The Zhenbei army is far away at the border. Li Chengzhuo came to Daqi alone. Zhuo Feichen's control over the trapped camp is not as good as General Gu's. I don’t know where Shen Che will have the courage to rebel tomorrow.”

"What's more, with him acting like this, how much prestige does the Shen family still have now? All the literati in the world have long since disowned the Shen family."

Qu Zhengcheng looked pleased, "Your Highness, on the other hand, has always been generous to the masses and helped the weak, and the people are very fond of Your Highness."

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

"What if you are wrong?" Qu Zhengcheng stared at him straightly, "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts. Your Highness, if Shen Minghuan is not who you say, it will be another catastrophe for Da Qi. Don't you really worry? ?"

Luo Xiuyuan was stunned.

After knowing that Shen Minghuan wanted to rebel and become the emperor, Luo Xiuyuan became more "decadent" than ever before and began to fish in troubled waters when it came to official duties.

Now that he thinks about it carefully, his trust in Shen Minghuan actually has no reason. It seems that just because the other person is Shen Minghuan, he inexplicably believes that that person will be a sage monarch.

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

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

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

he does not know.