novelhk Chapter 426: Confession
Chapter 426: Confession
Yuan Qi's gentle voice came from the darkness: "Those two begonias are really good, and their roots are not damaged. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will ask the best gardener to take care of them, and I guarantee that they will be full of flowers next year."
As expected, neither of them could sleep.
Feng Ming turned around. Although he couldn't see anything in the dark, he still turned sideways to Yuan Qi's direction and said, "You know, it's funny to say that my mother's title of Lanpin was named because your Majesty thought that my mother was like an orchid, graceful and fragrant. When they met, they were next to an orchid, so he couldn't forget her."
Zhou Chang had never known this part from Prince Yi's memory before, but now that Prince Yi talked about it, it was as if it were her memory.
I don't hear Yuan Qi's voice.
Feng Ming sneered, "How ridiculous! My mother was originally a maid in the flower room. It was just her duty to serve the orchids that His Majesty liked. But His Majesty always thought that my mother also liked orchids. But in fact, my mother often said when she was alive that her favorite was the crabapple, because the crabapple was not as difficult to take care of as the orchid. In her childhood memories, she had seen the crabapple all over the mountains, colorful and full of life."
"Orchids are elegant and pure. Your Majesty can use orchids as your title, so you must be quiet, elegant, and extraordinary." Yuan Qi's voice gave people a refreshing comfort in the quiet dark room. "Of course, your Majesty likes crabapples. The red crabapples are as bright as fire, and the white ones are as white as flying catkins. The two crabapples in the garden are fragrant all year round, filling the garden with fragrance, which is more like your character."
Feng Ming looked at the moonlight that leaked in through the window and sighed, "Yes, although you have never met her, she is a kindred spirit. When my mother was seriously ill, she had no complaints even though the treatment was difficult at that time, and she often said that she was lucky. She also often taught me not to feel inferior among the other princes because of my status, nor to feel proud among the people of the world because of this status. Instead, I should use this status to be honest with the people above and below, and live up to the heaven and earth, so that I will not die again."
"'A gentleman, even in poverty, will not break his word; he will keep his word and fulfill his promise. A benevolent man who seeks the truth must always be firm in his resolve. Without a resolve, nothing can be accomplished.' Your Majesty has done it." Yuan Qi's voice was gentle and heavy.
In the past, Zhou Chang would not care, nor would she be willing to spend more time trying to understand Prince Yi's thoughts. But tonight, she finally understood that Prince Yi was poor, but he was poor in a way that made him feel at ease.
The room was dark, but the sky outside the window was beginning to turn white.
"Ah..., you know what," Feng Ming was confused and simply turned over and sat up, "In fact, there is nothing in the so-called treasure house."
"Oh?" Yuan Qi agreed, with no surprise in his tone, "Those gold and silver ingots should be made of paper. Is that what you want to say, Your Highness?"
As he spoke, he pulled the pillow on the bed and sat up.
Zhou Chang didn't expect Yuan Qi to have seen through it a long time ago, but Feng Ming wasn't surprised: "So you had already seen through it that day."
"It was just a glance." Yuan Qi smiled in the dark.
For those who grew up surrounded by gold, silver and jewelry, it is natural to tell the real from the fake at a glance.
The inner room was dimly lit, and nothing could be seen except a ray of light from the sky that filtered in through the curtains.
But in front of Feng Ming, it was as if he saw Yuan Qi smiling lightly, and he smiled immediately: "Do you know why I made those things?"
"Why?" Yuan Qi was really curious.
Feng Ming raised his head and looked towards the beams: "In order to conceal my tracks, I'm afraid people will think too much."
Yuan Qi shook his head in the darkness and forgot to speak.
Feng Ming just wanted to find someone to talk to tonight: "When we were still in the palace, Aunt Jing, Uncle Qiu and I were still skinny, and we went through a difficult time together. At that time, I lost my mother, and they had no one to rely on, but fortunately we had each other, so we got through it. At that time, I swore that if I had the ability in this life, I would make sure they all lived a good life, and I would do my best to help all those who have experienced hardships out of their difficulties."
Zhou Chang sighed in his heart, no wonder Feng Ming and Zhong were walking together.
Yuan Qi nodded again in the darkness and just listened quietly.
"I remember that time, I was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and I could be considered to be able to do some things, but I realized that the palace, no, it should be said that people's hearts are complicated." Feng Ming recalled and narrated, "When the palace maids and eunuchs were sick, if you gave them money and medicine, some people said you were trying to win people's hearts; when you cared about and took care of your brothers, some people said you were trying to win them over and had ulterior motives; later, when you finally left the palace and gave out porridge and medicine, some people said you were seeking fame and had ulterior motives. Even when His Majesty was sick and worried, any prince who showed concern or visited him would be accused of having bad intentions and coveting the throne."
Yuan Qi sighed: "This is how the world is. No matter what you do, as long as you are determined to find fault, you will definitely find an excuse. Your Majesty does not need to take it too seriously."
Feng Ming also had many years of pent-up complaints but nowhere to vent them, so he let out a long sigh: "I don't care anymore, but when I think about the past, those palace maids and eunuchs who were helped with money were punished instead; because he was close to Feng Suo, he was ridiculed by the palace people. I can't just turn a blind eye. So later on, I don't want others to know what I do."
"I understand." Yuan Qi uttered three words softly.
"I know you understand." Feng Ming suddenly became a little excited and couldn't sit still, and wanted to get down.
Yuan Qi also felt something, sat up straight, and gently lifted the bed curtains: "The prince appears to be greedy and stingy, but in fact he gives all the money to the poor. This is doing good without wanting others to know, this is true kindness."
"It's not about being kind or not," Feng Ming blushed at the compliment, his heart was beating like a deer, but he still said modestly, "I just don't want to cause more trouble and be gossiped about."
Yuan Qi never asked him what he wanted so much silver for. Yuan Qi had long seen that he was a good person. Just for this reason, Feng Ming felt that everything was worth it.
Zhou Chang didn't have this idea. At least most of the silver he donated before was forced to do so by Zhong Yu.
Yuan Qi sighed with regret: "Alas, it doesn't matter if the prince is not after fame or wealth, it's just a pity that such a kind-hearted and charitable person is bullied by those villains behind his back. It's really unfair."
"That's not important." Feng Ming waved his hand in the dark, "The biggest obstacle is this identity, but it's also because of this identity."
"Identity?" Yuan Qi was puzzled.
"No matter what you do with this identity, your brothers will interpret it as having ulterior motives and ill intentions. If you want to compete with them for that position, you have to be on guard." Feng Ming and Zhou Chang thought of the same thing.
"Oh..." Yuan Qi responded, but didn't say more.
Feng Ming thought of the Hunting Palace incident again: "The Hunting Palace incident was not just an arson attack, but also a fight for the throne. If I hadn't been so low-key and disguised, I would have become their target like Brother Rong. And tonight..."