Chapter 299 The Sscapegoat

Yan Kaizhi looked up at Hongyi, who was a few steps away, and only felt that his back seemed strange and distant at this moment. I don't know when the gap between them became bigger and deeper. Although he had expected that it could not be the same as at the beginning, he never thought that the day would come so quickly and appear in such a form.

At this moment, the imperial study looks cold and quiet, and the red and golden of the four walls make him feel very dazzling, as if the light is sharp and ready to attack at any time.

This place was originally his most familiar place, and he would not go wrong with his eyes closed, but now it seems more like a huge trap. If he is not careful, he will fall into the abyss and be crushed to pieces. Yan Kaizhi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. His mind had not yet waved the picture of Jin Zhaocheng hitting his head to the ground and his plasma overflowing. Whether for him or Hongyi, the impact is so great that he can't recover his mood.

When he heard that Jin Zhaocheng personally admitted that he was the mastermind of the Pingzhou Rebellion in order to expose Xu He's conspiracy and avenge Yan Su, Yan Kaizhi felt an impulse to kill him. Even if it was his father's powerful subordinates, this should have been his family affairs. He had his own plan, but it was disrupted by Jin Zhaocheng, and he was used to tarnish his mother's reputation. In Yan Kaizhi's heart, Yan Su's hatred is not false, and he is the one who is the most qualified to revenge.

As a result, after Jin Zhaocheng pleaded guilty, he was killed in front of him and didn't even give him a chance to ask more. There are still too many doubts in his heart to solve, but Jin Zhaocheng didn't even give him this opportunity. Thinking of another person who might know, Yan Kaizhi's expression condensed in an instant, and suddenly felt that his heart was heavy and cold, as if he had been pressed by a huge iceberg.

Hongyi was obviously also scared by Jin Zhaocheng's behavior. His mind was confused, and then a group of people quickly surrounded him and surrounded him back to the imperial study. He was calm and dismissed everyone, leaving only Yan Kaizhi, and then the two kings and ministers stood like this, standing silently for a time. Hongyi did not move, and Yan Kaizhi naturally would not make a sound. The air was full of suffocating tension, so quiet that even a needle fell down to hear the sound of landing.

Hongyi suddenly turned around and looked at Yan Kaizhi's eyes, nose and heart. He looked indifferent and comfortable. There was no reason to feel irritable about his usual appearance. He grabbed the memorial on the table and hit Yan Kaizhi fiercely, which fell on the tip of his shoe.

Yan Kaizhi's eyebrows shook, bent down to pick up the memorial, walked over gently, put his hands on it, and returned to his original position.

Hongyi got angry inexplicably and threw back all the memorials that brought him back again. Yan Kaizhi had not had time to retreat and was just hit. Yan Kaizhi frowned slightly and bent down to pick it up, but as soon as he picked it up, Hongyi stepped forward and knocked off the memorial in Yan Kaizhi's hand.

Hongyi roared loudly, "Don't you have anything to say!"

Yan Kaizhi lowered his eyelids, his face was as calm as ever, and he shook his head gently. I don't know what the second master wants me to say.

Just before Jin Zhaocheng was escorted to Beijing, various memorials appeared one after another from nowhere, all of which said that Yan Kaizhi colluded with Jin Zhaocheng to rebel. Although Fang Youxin has also handed over memorials, he is now in Pingzhou, and there are almost all kinds of people who deliver memorials, and even the words he said by He Wuzhou have been handed over. As the saying goes, even if Hongyi trusted Yan Kaizhi again, he suddenly received so many impeachments, and Jin Zhaocheng confessed to the crime. Hongyi was first shocked that he would admit it so frankly, and then was stunned by his behavior. Even if he had the intention to protect Yan Kaizhi, Jin Zhaocheng died and became death without proof, and he would be regarded as a cover by people with intentions.

Hongyi stared at him, his eyes were as angry as fire, but his face was as cold as ice. "Ji Zhaocheng is so dead. What do you think I can do with a corpse and explain it to the world?" As soon as Jin Zhaocheng died, all the spearheads were aimed at Xingyong Houfu. If it had been someone else, Hongyi would have launched it to calm the people's anger.

Yan Kaizhi's mind is also chaotic at this moment. He doesn't know what to say to Hongyi. With their friendship for so many years, he never needs to explain so much.

So, now I don't know where to explain, "I didn't kill him. I didn't let him die either. I have nothing to do with him." Yan Kaizhi spoke very slowly, and three sentences showed his position. If Hongyi insisted on not believing him, no matter how much he said, it would be superfluous.

However, what Hongyi needs now is Yan Kaizhi to convince him with facts. With such simple and concise words as Yan Kaizhi, he was so angry that he fell a few more memorials.

"So you mean, all these plans are done by your mother?" Hongyi saw the second expression on Yan Kaizhi's face as he wished and couldn't help laughing, "So, even the matter between Jin Zhaocheng and Mrs. Yan is true."

No matter how he accused himself of slandering, Yan Kaizhi could take it indifferently, but as soon as he heard Hongyi, he actually said bad things about Mrs. Yan. He suddenly became angry and fainted for a moment. He raised his head, stared at Hongyi viciously, and shouted, "My mother will never do such a thing!"

Because of this matter, even if Jin Zhaocheng avenged Yan Su, Yan Kaizhi felt that he was an unforgivable person.

The father died tragically under the rumors of others. His mother pulled them up painstakingly, and now he is still slandered. No one can tolerate any son of man, even if he is a superior emperor.

This is the first time that Yan Kaizhi has said something to him since he was determined to assist Hongyi in ascending the throne, and even Hongyi was shocked.

Looking at the angry person in front of him, he seemed to see sharp thorns all over his body, which was the Yan Kaizhi he first met and never concealed himself. Hongyi also knew that he would always go to a different place from Yan Kaizhi, so when he persuaded him to give up the thorns all over his body and deliberately put on a thick mask, he was no longer reluctant. Now when I see him like this again, I feel ridiculous and sad.

Maybe it's a habit of wearing a mask all year round. Yan Kaizhi quickly regained his composure and knelt on one leg and said to Hongyi, "I offend you. Please confess your Majesty."

Hongyi saw that he claimed to be a criminal minister and called himself His Majesty. There was no reason to be desolate in his heart. He smiled bitterly at him and said, "What do you want me to commit? I'm afraid it's not enough for you to die ten times." Hongyi sighed and turned his face to the window that was opened by the wind. The night wind outside the house was cold and strong, shaking the leaves in the yard, and the branches were like evil spirits in the wind, enchanting in the dark.

A cold wind blew in, so that the palace lamp in the room swayed, and the memorial on the table was turned over. Hongyi faced the wind and his face was a little uncomfortable. He looked at Yan Kaizhi, who was half kneeling on the ground and did not expect him to run to close the window, so he had to walk over by himself. Just looking up, I saw the huge moon outside the window, which was incredibly round and glowed with golden light, depicting the shadow on the ground clearly.

"Khaizhi, sit with me on the roof." Hongyi came back, stood condescendingly in front of Yan Kaizhi and kicked him.

Yan Kai was stunned and felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He couldn't help looking up at Hongyi with a strange smile on his face. I was wondering why I should have imprisoned him or scolded him at this time. Why did I suddenly want to go to the roof?

Hongyi stopped smiling and immediately changed to a serious expression, "What are you doing? You think your charges are not enough."

Although he was full of doubts, Yan Kaizhi could only do it, but when they jumped on the roof and enjoyed the moon, a sneaky figure in the dark slipped out and hurriedly ran to the Empress Dowager He's bedroom.

I didn't have time to wipe off my sweat. A young man with a beautiful face rushed in and was immediately stopped. Fortunately, Su Xin rushed over to relieve him and took him all the way to the Empress Dowager.

The young man knelt on the ground, did not dare to raise his head, and pulled a sharp voice, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, that's all I heard, and nothing else." He risked losing his head, but he didn't dare to disove. Who is the Empress Dowager? Both sides are dead. It's better to stay a little longer. I hope the long live Lord won't come down so soon and blow the wind on the roof for a while.

Empress Dowager He frowned, with an ugly look on her face, and asked doubtfully, "Are they really on the roof?"

The young man nodded like garlic: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."

Ying Shanggong was about to come forward to say a few words, but he heard the Empress Dowager He whisper, "Go back and let people watch carefully and don't fall to the emperor." It seems that the emperor still has a heart, but this heart is crooked, and it is ridiculous to think of climbing to the roof. As soon as the young man heard the liberation, he was happier than the run-off wild horse. He immediately kowtowed and hurried back to stand by.

Looking at the figure that almost fled, Ying Shanggong spat, and then changed to a cautious expression and said to the Empress Dowager He, "Mother, do you think Long Live will let go of Xing Yonghou?" I don't know if the emperor knew that he had been eavesdropped, so he ran to the roof to talk, and his face looked very nervous.

Empress Dowager He glanced at her and smiled disdainfully, "Let go? Ha ha, if he can deal with the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, just let him go. If he let it go, he won't let it go."

Thinking of Fang Youxin's sad face, Ying Shanggong couldn't help shivering, felt much more secure in his heart, and his tone became relaxed: "This Jin Zhaocheng is infatuated with Mrs. Yan, but unfortunately it is his infatuation. Three or two words can actually make him die for Mrs. Yan. If Mrs. Yan knew, because his death caused Xing Yonghou, she would certainly not let him go.

Empress Dowager He was thinking about something. Hearing Ying Shanggong's words, she sneered, "What if you don't let go? He's dead." Thinking of the people she had always placed beside her, Empress Dowager He had a complicated look on her face, angry, unwilling and heartbroken, and finally turned into a wry smile: "She is also able to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. She has hidden so well for so many years that I didn't even notice it."

The Yingshang Palace paused for a moment, carefully considered the words of the Empress Dowager He, and asked, "Are you talking about revenge?"

Empress Dowager He was dissatisfied with her wrong speculation, but she didn't care. She just said sarcastically, "I mean, she can actually tolerate a person who has defiled her and continues to work for her. How do you think Yan Su drove away Jin Zhaocheng at the beginning? Is it because he had a close contact with Wang Ling? I know Yan Su too well. If he hadn't died early, maybe he would have let Jin Zhaocheng go in the end.

Ying Shanggong asked in surprise, "How can this happen and let him go?"

Empress Dowager He is ridiculous about her rareness and strangeness. Although it is her dowry, she is not the person she has followed since she was a child, so she does not know much about Mrs. Yan's past. He rushed to that army, and even the marriage was taken by An. Otherwise, I would say that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were really made of a piece of mud.

Ying Shanggong chewed the words of the Empress Dowager He carefully and suddenly asked, "Isn't that Xing Yonghou pleaded guilty for his mother? What should she do?"

"What else can she do when Erlang cures him? I will let her taste the taste of betraying me." The Empress Dowager's face was obviously relieved. She couldn't protect the Xu family. At least she wanted to protect the He family. She knew how Empress Duanming died, and she would never repeat her mistakes.

"Tomorrow morning, send someone to the royal palace."