After kicking the black actor Baiqie, I overturned the car

Chapter 187 is just a substitute
Hearing the sound of footsteps fading away outside the house, Sheng Shi, who was hiding not far behind the window edge, moved recklessly, walked to the window, opened it slightly, and Shen Qiyan's back was about to disappear from sight.

Her hazy figure can only be seen through the dots of moonlight.

Today, he heard Su Qin worried that Shen Qiyan would not eat, and said that he was very worried, but there was nothing he could do.

For some reason, after hearing these words, Sheng Shixuan was in a state of confusion. After wandering around for a long time, he still couldn't hold back and went to the kitchen. At first, Sheng Shixuan just wanted to see if there was anything he could do. of.

After going to the kitchen, Sheng Shiwang discovered that he seemed to be self-taught in this area, and he knew how to use the utensils.

A few dishes also appeared in my mind, as if I had cooked them for someone before.

Sheng Shiwang cooked those few dishes.

When the first dish came out of the pot, the chef tasted some remaining dishes in the pot and was shocked, "Your cooking is so delicious, it's not much worse than Prince Chi's."

"Prince Chi can cook? Have you ever eaten?"

The chef nodded, "Yeah, Lord Chi's cooking is amazing, it's very delicious, and he also taught me cooking skills. I was originally a waiter in Lord Chi's mansion. Lord Chi said he would teach us when he has nothing to do. Cooking, ask us if anyone is interested, just learn from him."

"There is no salary for this, and it is a waste of time, and the ingredients are rare. Some people are afraid that they will be scolded by the prince if they burn the ingredients, so there are only seven people who went to study later."

"I am the best learner among those seven."

"Lord Chi and the Empress have a good relationship, so Lord Chi let me come to the Empress's Palace and let me cook for the Empress."

Hearing this, Sheng Shi nodded vainly, "It's really a good relationship."

The chef looked at Sheng Shiwang, who was very easy to get along with, and was also happy, "It's better to get along with you, no wonder the Empress likes you, and doesn't like those beautiful men in the side courtyard."

Sheng Shiwang continued to cook for a while.

Look to the cook.

"A side courtyard?"

"Those ones?"

"Beautiful boys...?"

The chef didn't think anything was wrong, so he continued, "Yeah, it's good luck for you to be favored by the empress and live next to the empress, otherwise all the beautiful men who serve the empress will live in the side courtyard. "

"It is estimated that by this time, all the beautiful men in the side courtyard will know that you are coming, and the news in the palace can't be hidden at all. It's too fast, and they must all be jealous of you."

Sheng Shixuan's lips pursed calmly, and a sense of depression rose in his heart.

He continued to ask in a neutral voice: "Before I came, did the empress raise many beautiful men?"

Chef: "That's natural. Whenever the empress lacks a man, she is always better-looking than the other, and her family background is prominent."

"But..." the chef lowered his voice, and said in front of Sheng Shiwang: "You should also know that you have a good face, like the person the empress has been looking for, the ones in the courtyard, more or less Yes, they all have somewhat similar facial features, but you are the most similar one."

"The person the empress has been looking for? Who is it?"

The chef shook his head, "How do we know this, we only know that the empress has been contributing to the country with the previous empress in other places, and she only came back a few years ago. According to legend, it is a man whom the empress met elsewhere. Since the empress ascended the throne, Since then, I have been posting posters all over Huacheng looking for the man in the portrait."

"A lot of beautiful men have been sent from all over the Flower City, but the Empress said no to them, and they didn't want them."

"But later when the side courtyard was expanded, the Empress selected many people from a group of beautiful men to enter the side courtyard. She said that when the painter painted portraits for each person, she discovered that the facial features were similar to the man the Empress found."

"So, later on, some people paid money to ask the painter to paint them like that man, and many people went to learn makeup, just to look like that man."

"I've been here for a long time, and I've seen some beautiful men who want to show courteousness to the empress. I really had some imagination, but when I saw you, I was really surprised. It's you most like."

"But if you look closely, there are still some parts that don't look alike, but you are already the most similar person I have ever seen. Hey, I really envy you. The appearance is something that is born with you. You only rely on a picture of similarity." You can get the gift of the empress with your face, and we have worked hard all our lives, but we can't compare to you."

……

In the end, Sheng Shiwang almost left the kitchen with a cold face.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, the chef was right, it was already a gift to receive such special treatment from the Empress, but he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Especially thinking of those people in the side courtyard, and thinking that she might have treated others like herself before her, she felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Zhang Dandan had taught him the rules, and Sheng Shiwang had also heard high praise from most of the waiters in the palace.

Everyone is talking.

"The Empress is so kind to you."

"I've never seen an empress do this to any beautiful man."

"The Empress is very fond of you."

In the past, he just felt suspicious, and didn't know why Shen Qiyan was so nice to him as soon as they met.

I don't know why Shen Qiyan always gives him a familiar feeling, I don't know why Shen Qiyan speaks as if he knows him very well.

But now, his heart felt as if it was empty.

He felt uncomfortable, as if he had lost something, but he couldn't tell the specifics.

Is he just a substitute?
……

Can't sleep all night.

Sheng Shiwang lay on the bed and couldn't help but think.

Can Shen Qiyan come to him at night, did he treat that man like this before?
She took the initiative to kiss him. Did she kiss that man like this before?
All in all, Sheng Shiwang couldn't help but want to connect with the rumored man.

The next day.

Sheng Shiwang barely slept and woke up early.

He wanted to go out and relax.

I heard that there is a story about the empress and the man in a teahouse.

Sheng Shi went to the teahouse in a hurry.

It's a pity that he went too early, and the teahouse stage was still empty without anyone.

Sheng Shi sipped several cups of tea before putting things on the table one after another.

There were many people sitting around him one after another.

The sound of chatting penetrated into Sheng Shiwan's ears.

"Hearing the story of the empress yesterday made my heart turbulent. I wanted to know the follow-up all night. I came here just in time today!"

"That's right, me too. I'm still discussing the follow-up plot with a few friends, and I don't know what it will be like."

"That man is really happy. Which man doesn't want to be the man whom the empress never forgets."

Sheng Shiwang kept eavesdropping with his ears up. The more he listened, the more itchy he felt, wanting to know what he said yesterday.

He took the initiative to ask: "Hello, I just came to this teahouse today. I was also very curious to hear the story of the empress from you yesterday. May I ask what it is? Can you tell me about it?"

Sheng Shiwang was a little worried that these people were unwilling to tell him, but he didn't expect that each one was more enthusiastic than the other.

"You haven't heard of it, let me tell you!"

"Oh, oh, I'll come, I'll come! You've told so many people, and you've broken your mouth, let me say it!"

"I haven't told anyone yet! Let me say it again, I also want to see the envious and shocked look of men when they hear this story for the first time."

The three quarreled for a long time, and finally a man was selected through rock-paper-scissors.

The man showed a satisfied smile, coughed lightly, and started to fan.

"We are the empress, from the day of birth, she is a person who is born with auspiciousness, a hundred flowers are in full bloom, and all the flowers in the flower city celebrate her arrival."

"The previous empress had only one child, and she is the current empress. It is conceivable that she must have learned all the talents of the previous empress."

"But, a few years after the previous empress ascended the throne, she disappeared in Huacheng. No one saw her, so her older sister managed Huacheng instead of her."

"I heard that it was the high priest who calculated that there is a catastrophe in Huacheng, and it takes ninety-nine and 81 hardships to eliminate this catastrophe."

"Thus, the former empress chose to go through the calamity alone, and bear it all for all the people of Huacheng."

"For many years abroad, the former empress inevitably met some men and gave birth to children."

"The current empress followed the previous empress to help the people of Huacheng."

"Nearly a hundred years have passed!"

"Finally! At the end of the 81st disaster, the Empress encountered an unprecedented crisis in the No.80th disaster."

"The empress was hit by lightning and fell off the cliff."

"The former empress was heartbroken, and searched for a long time at the place where the empress died. She searched up and down the cliffs, but failed to find the empress. In the end, she could only endure the sadness and return to Huacheng, and continue to let Huacheng live a life of peace and prosperity."

"The former empress thought that the empress died unfortunately after falling off the cliff, but in fact, the empress did not die, but fell in a small mountain village under the cliff and was rescued by a handsome villager."

"The empress lost her memory because of a lightning strike, and spent several years in the mountain village with the handsome young man, but later, the empress unexpectedly regained her memory."

"The empress wants the young man to go back to Huacheng with her. The young man just thinks that the empress has lied to him about his identity for many years. He is very angry and does not want to leave the empress."

"Even let the empress choose one of the two. If the empress returns to Huacheng, she will sever ties with her from then on."

Sheng Shiwang was listening seriously, but the man who spoke suddenly listened, Sheng Shiwang asked: "And then?"

The man clapped his hands, "I want to know too, and then, isn't this not mentioned yet? You are lucky, and you will hear the follow-up later. We have been suffering all night."

Another man echoed: "That's right, I didn't sleep well last night, I tossed and turned, and my wife woke me up and scolded me severely, alas."

Another man said: "Actually, we all know the continuation of the story. The empress returned to Huacheng, but she was just curious. I don't know if there was a moment of hesitation in the middle. I lamented that the empress loved the country and disregarded my feelings, and at the same time felt sorry for the companion. The man who has been the Empress for many years."

Sheng Shihuang said softly: "Then what if... the Empress really found a man who looked exactly like the young man in Huacheng, and she doted on him very much, and liked him very much? Is she in love with that man, or is she a betrayal? man?"

"Of course I like it." The men said in unison.

"For the empress, all men belong to her. It is the greatest blessing for her to miss one or two. There is no betrayal."

"Huacheng has always been a polyandry system. Even if there is no such man, there are other men. The empress can find someone who looks similar, which shows that she still has something to worry about."

Sheng Shiwang was silent.

It seems that what he said to Shen Qiyan really doesn't belong here, and he can't accept the ideas of everyone here.

He always felt that this was not the case, but he couldn't give any reason to refute it.

……

"I'm coming!"

"Wow, Mr. Su, you are here!"

"It's finally your turn, go up and talk!"

"Mr. Su, tell me quickly that I have to go home and cook."

Accompanied by a burst of noise, the storyteller Mr. Su sat in the center of the stage.

There was a table in front of him, he sat upright on the chair, and rested his arms on the table.

After sipping tea and briefly reviewing yesterday's content, he continued to speak with emotion.

"The empress finally chose Huacheng and left the youth."

"The young man has no face to live in the mountain village. The young man and the empress have lived together for many years. Everyone in the mountain village knows that they are a harmonious couple. Now that the empress has left, the young man is no longer innocent."

"The young man went to the cliff where the empress used to fall, and jumped off."

"Later, the empress regretted it. She returned to the mountain village before returning to Huacheng. She made up her mind to spend her life with the young man."

"But... when the empress returned to the mountain village, she got the news that the young man was dead."

"The empress carved her name on the young man's tombstone with her own hands, telling everyone that he is her husband."

"The young man is dead, and the empress has no worries anymore and returned to Huacheng."

"But as the days passed bit by bit, the empress couldn't let go of the young man at all, and she missed her even more, lingering in the empress's heart day and night."

"The empress hasn't recruited beautiful men to the harem for many years, but instead posted portraits all over the city, hoping to find a similar appearance to the youth to ease her longing."

"But later, many people with similar appearance entered the palace, and the empress just glanced at her and said, 'You are not him.' After meeting countless people, the empress finally gave up on this idea, and she told herself, stop deceiving yourself, The young man is dead, even if he finds someone who looks like him again, he will not be him anymore."

"Even if they look the same on the outside, they are completely different on the inside."

"Later, the empress was in her position and had to spread branches and leaves for the future of the country and give birth to the next generation of empress. Due to the pressure from the courtiers and the previous empress, the empress could only hold auditions one after another."

"However, the empress's people in the palace are somewhat similar to the young people."

"But for many years, the empress has never favored them! She has never given birth to offspring, because she is determined in her heart! She only wants to be with young people for the rest of her life! A couple!"

Hearing this, most of the people present wiped away their tears.

The storyteller suddenly changed the subject and said: "But a few days ago! There was a person who took off the paintings on the bulletin board and rushed to the palace without stopping."

"That person looks very similar to the young man in the painting! Even the empress, who has never left a self-recommended person in the painting, actually kept the man this time!"

"You know, the beautiful men of the empress have special residences, they all live in a side courtyard, and they don't live with the empress, only the empress can take the initiative to call to serve them."

"For thousands of years, the rules in the palace have always been like this."

"But! The empress made an exception for this person. The empress directly let this person live in her palace! She gave him everything that is good, and let this person serve that night."

"Then is this person the young man back then? Did the young man die back then? If this person is not a young man, why is the empress so special to him? But if this person is a young man, how come he came back to life?"

"If you want to know the follow-up, I will announce it here at the same time tomorrow!"

As soon as Mr. Su said this, the eyes of the audience who were crying with tears in their eyes changed.

They are mourning~
"Mr. Su, don't hold your breath! Tell me now!"

"Yeah, you are like this, I will remember it for another day."

"Mr. Su, I'll give you money, can you tell me?"

"..."

Mr. Su was surrounded by people from three floors inside and three floors outside.

Sheng Shiwang left disappointed.

Because he knew the ending, the young man died, and the empress' new favorite was not the young man either.

But when Mr. Su said those favored words that night, Sheng Shiwang also knew that these were not true, and they were probably half true and false.

But when he thought of the story of the empress and the young man, Sheng Shiwang couldn't pass that test.

Which of those words are true?
Which ones are false?
(End of this chapter)