Who cared what he was, as long as the caring companion was amused, then he was successful. Song Song shoved Li Xiao away in a huff: “All you know is how to talk nonsense.”
When he first saw Li Xiao, he thought the other was definitely a peerlessly cruel man. At least that’s what the rumors all said. But as he gradually understood Li Xiao, he began to discover that Li Xiao was a person who was childish, loved to cause trouble without reason, but most particularly, very good at coaxing and making people happy.
For example right now. Li Xiao heard what he said and immediately gave him another kiss: “Zhen definitely doesn’t talk nonsense to anyone but the empress.”
In his eyes, Song Song was always special. When they first met, Song Song always pondered over why, always wondered what he would do if one day Li Xiao no longer considered him special. However, this worry has now long been thrown 10 thousand miles away. He was special, that’s that. No one could replace him.
As he laughed, he was kissed on the lips again by Li Xiao. Song Song quietly accepted this kiss, and also accepted today’s affections.
Drowsily curled up in his arms and almost asleep, Song Song suddenly heard him ask: “Are you curious about what Zhen has been doing these days?”
Song Song vaguely felt perplexed for a while then replied softly: “En.”
If any other person heard this, they’d probably get a shock. Accompanying a ruler can be like accompanying a tiger, especially a lunatic like Li Xiao. If he asked such a thing to his subordinates, then it would mean he was about to punish them. To dare to make inquiries about the emperor’s whereabouts without permission, that’s like starting a rebellion.
Li Xiao planted another kiss on his empress’s nose and said: “Zhen captured a person.”
“Who?”
“Song Ge.”
Song Song abruptly opened his eyes.
It’s been a long time since Song Song had heard of that name. Back then he heard Song Ge disappeared from the Song estate and went to the nation of Jin. He didn’t know who brought him away, but he even thought at the time, with Li Xiao’s personality, why would he leave the other alive.
He looked towards Li Xiao: “When did you catch him?”
“About half a year ago.”
“You… didn’t let him off?”
“He hurt you, how can I let him off?”
“But didn’t you let him go to another nation?”
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Ever since that assassination attempt, and the experience with Qin Ning, Song Song has been completely safeguarded. Although he lived in the deep Yangxin palace, there were still many things that he subconsciously didn’t inquire about. Therefore, a lot of the hidden activities behind the scenes, he really didn’t understand.
Song Song seemed to have been enlightened: “No wonder someone was trying to target me, as well as the empress at the same time. If it was any random person, they wouldn’t have known about you and the empress’ animosity so clearly.”
If Song Ge really committed treason, then that’d be a death sentence. Song Song asked: “Why not sentence him?”
“Zhen caught him wasn’t because of treason.” Li Xiao said: “There’s one more thing that’s also been occupying Zhen.”
“….You mean, that thing?”
Li Xiao said cooly: “Xin-er being burned alive, wasn’t done by Song Ge who was disguised as you at the time.”
Song Song hadn’t thought about this matter for a long time. Now hearing it from Li Xiao, his face still paled a few degrees: “You investigated it back then?”
“Yes. But the results back then were an eunuch, a guard, and a government official. However, these three people had no connections with each other, so I was never able to make progress.”
“Then….?”
“Until I came to this world, when you said that you didn’t have a twin brother, that it was Song Ge who changed his appearance, did Zhen realize that those three people were all actually one person in disguise.”
“Why would he do that?”
“Zhen loved the little prince. He was Zhen’s life. Without him, Zhen would go completely insane.”
Some people would do anything for power and status. Song Song looked down and slightly squeezed his fingers tight: “Did you manage to get an answer?”
“Zhen’s been thinking, the reason why you don’t really hate Song Ge, is it because in this life, he didn’t manage to do that kind of thing. He didn’t manage to hurt you, therefore, you don’t really want to hurt him.”
Song Song was stunned, then answered with a laugh: “That’s not exactly true. In this life, he already had his feet chopped off. I’ve long since parted with him. He can no longer harm me, so I didn’t want to bother with him anymore.”
“What if Zhen could summon the version of him from our past life. Then would he be deserving of a punishment more than death alone?”
Song Song took a long time to digest the information Li Xiao gave him.
He wasn’t able to get revenge personally in his previous life. In this life, to him, Song Ge was an ant that he could crush any time he wished. He didn’t need to waste the effort. But now, Li Xiao actually proposed this unimaginable plan. To say it in other words, he planned to have the previous Song Ge be reborn here.
“Is… that possible?”
“It happened to us, so of course it can happen to him.” Li Xiao tugged on his hand and lightly kissed them, saying with downcast eyes: “The fact that we were able to rebirth and meet again, maybe was guided by someone behind the scenes.”
Song Song felt his head break.
A few days later, he followed Li Xiao and walked into the stargaze tower together. Ling Yunzi had a head full of white hair, but his face was extremely young looking. Some said that his white hair was a result of serving the royal family and revealing too many of heaven’s mysteries.
“Greetings emperor, empress.” Ling Yunzi’s expression was indifferent, but he did not forgo his courtesies. He said: “What your majesty instructed, after 81 days of sorcery, was completed an hour ago. He hasn’t recovered at the moment.”
Li Xiao held Song Song’s hand and led him over. Steward Qi walked into the room and called with a smile: “Song gongzi.”
Sitting on the bed, Song Ge’s expression was somewhat deranged. He said furiously: “Qi Changshen! You dare to collaborate with Ling Yunzi to harm me. If his majesty finds out, he definitely won’t let you guys off!”
He looked at his lost foot with an expression of unbearable pain and gloominess. Steward Qi smiled and said: “I don’t think you’re aware. Right now it’s July of the 3rd year of the new dynasty. The current empress is Song Guogong’s son, Empress Song Song, the first male empress in history.”
A flash of doubt flashed through Song Ge’s eyes. The date didn’t sound right, but everything else matched up to what he knew. He said coldly: “Why wouldn’t I know this? I am the current empress. His majesty bestowed the title to me personally.”
Steward Qi looked like he was expecting this and said: “Wrong. You’re Song Guogong’s 2nd son. You’re called Song Ge.”
Song Ge’s face made a huge change: “Rubbish! I’m Song Qi!! I’m Song Song’s long lost twin brother! His majesty saw that we looked the same, therefore in order to commemorate him, he let me carry his name and become the empress! Hurry up and call the emperor! He knows who I am!”
Steward Qi smiled and walked over, placing a mirror in front of him. Song Ge saw his own face in the mirror and abruptly threw the mirror to the floor, snarling: “Impossible! Impossible!!! Chen You’s magic shouldn’t have lost its effect. He wouldn’t lie to me! He was saved by me. He said he’d help me become the emperor. This is impossible!!!”
Standing outside, Song Song suddenly felt an endless hatred swell up. He took a deep breath while Li Xiao tightly intertwined their fingers.
Song Ge was still incredulous. He abruptly fell off the bed and said angrily: “What did you do to me? What did Ling Yunzi do to me? Are you guys crazy? Song Song’s dead. How did you guys change me back to Song Ge? Don’t you know how important Song Song’s face is? Don’t you guys know how important I am to the emperor? You guys want the emperor to go crazy again right? When he’s crazy, he will kill people! Only I, only I can ensure his clarity!!!”
Steward Qi smiled and said: “Song gongzi, you’re still confused. The current empress is not the empress who waited until after the emperor claimed the throne to come find him while bringing a 2 year old. The current empress was married to the emperor when he was still a wangye, and became a wangfei first, then later on became the empress. He’s the emperor’s cure. Everyone knows about him saving all of the civilians at the Tower of Heaven, about how he received a miracle from the heavens, and was bestowed a son. This son was born in the first year of the new dynasty in autumn. His name is Li Xin.”
“No… Xin-er was born in June of Hong Ren’s 15th year. I saw Song Song give birth to him with my own eyes.” Song Ge looked left and right, and said angrily: “What did you guys do to me exactly? What is this place?”
He was clearly doing his best pretending to be a good empress for Li Xiao. Chen You said before that he didn’t need to do anything. That he would make him the first empress in history, replace Li Xiao, then become the real emperor for eternity. Just what exactly happened. Why did he arrive at this strange place overnight? Where was he exactly?
He was full of terror. Just at this moment, the door to the room suddenly was pushed open. What appeared first was a silver shoe embroidered with gold phoenixes. His eyes stared unblinking at the shoe. He knew that pattern was created by Li Xiao himself. He said that it was made for Song Song when he became his empress. However, Li Xiao never gave that pattern for Song Ge to wear because he said, there are some things he can let Song Ge take in place of Song Song, and some things he can’t.
Song Ge’s gaze followed that intricate designed cloth upward until he saw a peerlessly refined and delicate face.
Staring unblinkingly at Song Song, his lips trembled as he said slowly: “Who are you? You actually… dare to pretend to be my brother. You…. “
“I’m Song Song.”
Song Ge was really way too familiar with that voice.
His lips shook while his eyes poured out an inconceivable light: “Impossible!”
“Why is it impossible?” Song Song chuckled and said: “Oh, let me think. Is it because you killed me…. Replaced me? Song Ge, are you scared? Ever since you killed me, I’ve been watching how you pretended to be me and how you started to raise Xin-er.”
“You, you’re talking nonsense…. “
“Every day, you would read to Xin-er on schedule. The first book was the Three Word Classic of Confucius. At that time, he was still in a swaddle. He didn’t understand anything at all. I remember that the courtyard had a plum blossom tree. You would always tell him how in the Song estate, there were also plum blossom trees. When Xin-er was one year old, he had a high fever. That night, there was a downpour. You hummed him a song… “ As Song Song said, he lightly hummed out the tune. He saw Song Ge’s terror grow to the breaking point and suddenly laughed. He slowly walked over to Song Ge. Song Ge reflecively backed away. Song Song slowly said: “Don’t you remember? When you killed me, you stabbed me with the knife right here… I fell off the bed just like you did a moment ago. I begged you the entire time, asking you, why did you do it? But you left without even looking back. Later, I crawled all the way to the exit, pried open the door and saw you standing in the courtyard looking at me. You didn’t say anything, not even one sentence of explanation.”
Song Ge looked like he saw a ghost. He backed away frantically: “Who exactly are you? Who exactly are you?!”
He could practically see Song Song’s worthless and bewildered expression at that time, covered in blood as he dragged himself from the bed to the door, while he watched silently without saying anything.
Chen You didn’t let him say much to Song Song. He only said that as long as he killed Song Song with his own hands, then their plans would go accordingly.
Song Song stopped, sat down calmly in a chair, and said coolly: “I’m Song Song. Just like you, while your consciousness returned to this point in time, my consciousness returned to the first night I was given to his majesty.”
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Li Xiao is so brilliant! I know I feel better, but what an offhand way to find out how they went back – assuming it was the same sorcery.
Eventually they would get their revenge on Song Ge! I’ve been really looking forward to this. And the person who disguised himself to kill Xin-er must be tortured as badly as possible. Oh maid Qi seems to know a lot of thing, I wonder if he was also reborn
Please torture that scum brother a bit more….