44 Human Hearts Unfathomable (1/2)
There were some things in this world that he had better not know.
Shangguan Yong looked at the register that had fallen at his feet, and started to regret that he had come to this room. How could he interfere with the matter of seizing the throne?
”I'm sorry,” the Duke Xin looked at Shangguan Yong's face and said rather reluctantly, ”I had no intention of harming you.”
Shangguan Yong took a deep breath and bent down to pick up the register. After all, he was from the battlefield, so it was only a matter of time before he panicked. ”You said the empress framed you for conspiring against her. How are you going to explain this war in Fengzhou?” Shangguan Yong asked the king.
”I want to go to the capital personally,” the Duke Xin said. ”But I can't leave the Phoenix Province.”
”There's no one in Phoenix Province that can send you a message?”
”If I don't hand over this list, who will believe me? Since General Shangguan is from the border, and is not part of the court, I can trust the general for once. ”
”You don't have any trusted aides?”
”I only found out that the person I trust the most by my side is the empress's person after Duan led his soldiers into the Phoenix Province. What kind of person would I dare to trust?” I believe in the old housekeeper outside the door, but he is already old and everyone in the Phoenix Prefecture knows that he is the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion. He is also cannot step out of the Phoenix Prefecture. ”General, the words of a man who is about to die are good. Remember my words.”
Shangguan Yong's heart was thrown into disarray, he asked the messenger king: ”You're giving this to me, what do you want me to do?”
”Find a chance and give it to His Majesty,” the Duke of Xin said.
Shangguan Yong said, ”You know that my official rank isn't high. I usually don't even see His Majesty.”
”Then find someone you can trust and have him submit this list.”
”Can Your Majesty believe that?” Shangguan Yong thought of the two people the Duke Xin was going to sue, one was the empress and the other was the crown prince. No matter how he thought about it, Shangguan Yong felt that no matter who it was, they would not be able to sue.
”His Majesty knew that there were people in the private army. It was for this that Wang Yuan died,” the messenger king said.
Shangguan Yong was startled again, ”Wang Yuan is dead?!”
Qing Nan's voice came from outside the door, ”Big brother, who are you talking to here? Marquis Le An has arrived and wishes to see you. ”
”Remember my words,” the messenger king warned Shangguan Yong in a low voice. ”It's hard to fathom the human heart.”
Shangguan Yong hesitated for a moment, then fiercely said to the messenger king: ”Come with me, I'll take you out.”
Duke Xin was surprised for a moment, then he smiled at Shangguan Yong and said: ”You won't be able to save my life, I didn't want to live anymore, thank you, General, for your kindness.”
”Then.” Shangguan Yong thought about how the messenger king had told him that no one in his household could keep their lives. He pointed at the infant in his arms and asked the messenger king, ”This child is your son, your highness?”
”He is my youngest son. There are still seven days before the full moon.”
”Then,” Shangguan Yong took a step forward and said, ”I'll take him with me.”
The messenger king raised his head and looked at Shangguan Yong, as if he wanted to read his mind, ”You want to save him?”
”Your highness doesn't want to stay behind?” Shangguan Yong asked the king, ”Marquis Le'an is already here. He is the empress's younger brother. If we don't leave now, it will be too late.”
The messenger king stroked his younger son, who was once again fast asleep in his arms.
”Your Highness!” Shangguan Yong urged: ”We don't have time.”
The messenger king handed the baby to Shangguan Yong, ”General, take him away, I won't force anything, let life and death be decided by fate.”
”What about you?”
”I'm going to see Marquis Le An,” Duke Xin stood up, ”But it's just death.”
Shangguan Yong wanted to persuade the messenger king to follow him, but as he watched the messenger king walk out of the room, he couldn't say anything.
Qing Nan saw the messenger king walking out from the door, but did not see Shangguan Yong. He immediately became anxious, and asked the messenger king: ”Who are you? Where's my big brother?! ”
The messenger king glanced at Qing Nan. ”I'm from the Mansion of the Conviction King and I'm on my way to the front hall.”
”Scram!” Qing Nan pushed the messenger king aside and rushed into the house.
”Your Highness,” the butler supported the king, ”the young prince, he …”
Duke Xin shook his head and told the butler not to ask any further questions. ”It's up to him to decide whether he lives or dies. Let's go.”
”Then what is the name of this general?” Is he trustworthy? ” the butler asked.
”This Messenger King did not ask for his name. There is no need to know. Why do you need to ask?”
The old steward's face was filled with melancholy, but he resisted the urge to burst into tears as he supported the messenger king into the hall.
In the room, Qing Nan saw the baby in Shangguan Yong's arms, his mouth was wide open, ”Big brother, who is he?”