The fourth prince Xiao Cheng is the son of Emperor Zhengyuan's concubine. He has been smart since he was a child and is highly praised by his master. He also looks like a talented person, he is gentle and has the air of a gentleman.
It's a pity that he was born with a deficiency and carried the root of the disease from his mother's womb. My body has been weak since birth, and I am bedridden for half of the year. I only get better in the spring and summer of each year.
The abbot of Huguo Temple once approved Xiao Cheng's life, saying that if he was extremely intelligent, he would be injured, and he should not excessively exert his mental energy, otherwise his life would not be long.
Therefore, Concubine De arranged many people around Xiao Cheng, for fear that he would be tired. I never thought that this would completely turn Xiao Cheng into an idler.
When the fifth prince Xiao Jun and the sixth prince Xiao Qi both started running errands for Emperor Zhengyuan, Xiao Cheng could only act as the face of the royal family, going to banquets and showing off his face to show the emperor's great kindness.
"Miss Shen, I heard that Mr. Shen has recently suffered from a cough. He has been to the Tai Hospital several times but has not been able to cure it." Xiao Cheng said and took out a prescription from his arms, "This is an ancient prescription from Nan Miao. It is specially used to cure the cough." If you have a cough, maybe you can try it.”
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I would like to thank Your Highness on behalf of my father." Shen Yao smiled and blessed her, and reached out to take the prescription.
"Why should we be so polite between you and me?" Xiao Cheng's voice was warm, as if he suddenly remembered something, a smile appeared on his brows, "Don't you think you were also bringing small candies to treat me? "
Shen Yao was startled, and then he remembered old things.
It was the first time when Shen Yao was four years old that he accompanied Princess Pingyang to the palace for a banquet. It was too hot in the hall and she couldn't sit still, so she sneaked out to play.
As she walked, she saw the pale young master sitting on the corridor. There were two maids holding bowls of medicinal soup beside her, trying to persuade the young master to take it. The young master looked reluctant.
So, Shen Yao took out the orange candies from her purse and handed them over: "After eating candies, all illnesses and pains will fly away."
When she was a child, her mother-in-law wouldn't let her eat more sweets. Shen Yao would often pretend to be sick in order to eat sweets, and then she would say, "After eating sweets, all illnesses and pains will fly away."
Usually grandma would laugh and get angry and take out orange candies for her to eat. So she thought that the young master was sick and wanted to eat sweets instead of taking medicine.
This young master is none other than the fourth prince Xiao Cheng.
Recalling the embarrassing events in her childhood, Shen Yao Xiuya's face showed a rare shyness, and she embarrassedly whispered: "Your Highness still remembers what happened so long ago."
"Miss Shen has a pure and kind heart, which is unforgettable." Xiao Cheng looked at Shen Yao gently, with a trace of affection lingering in his eyes, "The weather is fine today, and the lotus flowers at the emperor's uncle's house are in full bloom. With such a beautiful scenery, I wonder if I can invite you? Are you traveling with Miss Shen?"
Shen Yao knew that Xiao Cheng's appearance in front of her today was no accident. Xiao Chengben was one of her candidates for husband, so it was normal for him to take the opportunity to see him.
Just when she was about to nod in agreement, she suddenly heard a rushing sound in the distance.
"Sister, you make it easy for me to find you!"
Shen Yao followed the sound and saw a girl in pink swooping towards her like a butterfly, it was Shen Zhuo.
Shen Yao hurriedly said: "Slow down, slow down, don't run so fast."
In the blink of an eye, Shen Zhuo ran up to Shen Yao, his fair and delicate face covered with sweat, and his little face was red, as if smoke was about to erupt.
Shen Yao took out a handkerchief to wipe her forehead, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Why are you running in such a hurry? You are sweating all over and the cold wind is blowing, so you are not afraid of a headache!"
"The wind in summer doesn't bring coldness. Sweating can dissipate the heat in the body, which is not a bad thing. Miss Shen doesn't have to worry." Xiao Chengyu said comfortingly, with a gentle tone.
Shen Zhuo turned his head when he heard this, as if he just saw someone standing next to him. He turned around and saluted, "My lord, I have met the Fourth Highness."
"There is no need to be restrained when visiting the garden today." Xiao Cheng smiled and raised his hand.
Shen Zhuo smiled sweetly at Xiao Cheng: "Thank you, Your Highness." After saying that, she turned her head and grabbed Shen Yao, half complaining and half coquettishly dragging Shen Yao away.
"Sister, come and help me. I competed with Wan'er and the others in the pot throwing competition, and I lost miserably. If I lose any more, I will be shameless in public!"
"Alas, alas, alas, Jiaojiao, please slow down..."
Shen Yao was pulled by Shen Zhuo and stumbled forward. She turned around with difficulty, and while running and stumbling, she said to Xiao Cheng: "Your Highness, forgive me. I, I, I will save Jiaojiao's field first."
"It's okay, Miss Shen, go on your own." Xiao Cheng still smiled gently.
"Your Highness, would you like to invite Miss Shen over for a while?" Kang Xiao, Xiao Cheng's personal chamberlain, hurried over and asked softly.
"No."
Xiao Cheng looked at the retreating figure, his gentle eyes darkening little by little.
Shen Zhuo didn't want Shen Yao to get along with Xiao Cheng in the slightest, so she couldn't help but hold Shen Yao's hand tighter and run faster.
In Shen Zhuo's memory, Shen Yao met Xiao Cheng alone as an adult at the spring banquet after Shen Yao and Ji.
Have things changed now, or did the two of them meet during this lotus appreciation feast in the previous life?
Sister, has she met Xiao Cheng alone so early?
Shen Zhuo's sense of crisis instantly exploded!
Everyone said that Xiao Cheng was a frail and elegant gentleman, talented and intelligent, with a benevolent heart and courteous to others. But Shen Zhuo knew that this was all an illusion!
Xiao Cheng is actually a person who is good at disguise and extremely ruthless.
Shen Zhuo remembered that in his previous life, he was in Shen Yao's mourning hall, facing two coffins, one large and one small. He cried and questioned Xiao Cheng loudly, asking him if he had ever liked Sister A, and why he treated Sister A like this.
How did Xiao Cheng answer?
Oh, he said he liked it.
"How could you not like it? Yao'er is the concubine I have tried so hard to marry. Yao'er is beautiful, gentle, dignified and decent. She has never done anything wrong for more than ten years. She keeps Prince Yi's palace in order and saves me a lot of worries. . And Nan'er, he is my eldest son, how can I not love him?"
Shen Zhuo remembered that Xiao Cheng's hand was slowly stroking the coffin, his voice was very soft and soft, and there was a trace of tenderness and deep sadness in his eyes.
But the next moment, what Shen Zhuo saw in Xiao Cheng's eyes was only calmness and indifference.
She saw Xiao Cheng retracting his hand, and then said calmly: "It's a pity that she is the daughter of the Shen family. Mr. Shen has all the power in the government, and General Shen has a large number of troops, and even the imperial power is difficult to restrain."
"How dare I let such a Shen family become a relative of the future prince?"
"So you deliberately didn't send anyone to protect them and deliberately let them be assassinated!" Shen Zhuo cried angrily, beating and biting Xiao Cheng like crazy.
At that time, Shen Zhuo didn't know that Shen Yao's death was just the beginning of the death of the Shen family.
"People from the royal family never talk about emotions and will not be bound by emotions." Xiao Cheng did not deny or dodge. He let Shen Zhuo beat him like a madman.
"Then, then, the same is true for Xiao Yi?" Shen Zhuo still remembered how he was tired from crying, slumped on the ground and asked stupid questions.
Xiao Cheng smiled strangely: "We don't talk about love, but the seventh brother has no love at all. It's hard for Jiaojiao to fall in love with him."
In addition to the fourth prince Xiao Cheng, the third prince Xiao Zhang was also the one who proposed to marry Shen Yao. Because Shen Zhuo was arguing that he would not marry anyone other than Xiao Yi, Shen Yao chose to marry the fourth prince.
Xiao Yi grew up under Concubine De's knees, and he and Xiao Cheng were in the same boat.
After Shen Yao got married, she became more and more silent, and her face became quite haggard. No matter how big-hearted Shen Zhuo is, he can still feel his sister's unhappiness.
For a long time, Shen Zhuo had been thinking, if sister married Xiao Zhang, would she be happy?
The third prince Xiao Zhang is a fairy-like figure. He is free and easy, not burdened by worldly things, and is more dedicated to love. He later married Qin Qiuyue, the daughter of Taifu Qin. For her, he refused to accept concubines and beauties, and there were many good stories.
Everyone said that King Qin and his wife had a deep love for each other, and there was no doubt about their love for each other.
But at that moment, in front of Shen Yao's coffin, Shen Zhuo suddenly woke up.
False image, everything is false image! How can people in the royal family have deep love? They are all calculations, and none of them can be touched.
In his next life, Shen Zhuo would risk his life to prevent the Shen family from having anything to do with those princes.
