Ze Qingqixu

1. First encounter and attraction Twenty-year-old Mo Qixu was appointed as the Crown Prince's Tutor due to being the number one scholar, and met the seventeen-year-old Crown Prince Zhou Zeqing for the first time. At that time, Zhou Zeqing was the proud son of heaven, with both civil and military skills, but he paid special attention to this teacher who was only three years older than him. Although Mo Qixu was young, he was extremely knowledgeable, had a gentle temperament, and had a strong character. His eyes were clear during lectures, and occasionally his ears would turn red when he looked directly at him. Zhou Zeqing gradually develops feelings for a young man, and often spends time alone with him on the pretext of studying. Mo Qixu also spends their time together day and night, secretly developing feelings for this prince who is both energetic and fragile. 2. Confession and staying together under the moon On an early summer night, Zhou Zeqing stopped Mo Qixu, who was returning late, by the Taiye Pond. The moonlight shone on his young face, losing his usual composure: "Sir, I am happy for you alone, and it has nothing to do with the king or the ministers, or the master and the disciple." Mo Qixu stepped back in shock, but Zhou Zeqing grabbed his wrist. The young man's eyes were hot and candid. After struggling again and again, Mo Qixu finally acquiesced with red eyes. After that, the two of them had brief secret moments in the study room of the East Palace and in the corridor late at night - Zhou Zeqing would secretly give him a piece of warm pastry, and Mo Qixu would silently study his ink while he was handling government affairs. Those times became a tacit warmth between each other. 3. Falling off the altar and breaking up The battle for the right to inherit the throne intensified. In order to protect himself, Zhou Zeqing devised a scheme to frame the most favored third prince. His methods were far more ruthless than imagined, and he even implicated innocent courtiers. After the incident, the government and the public were shocked. The "proud son of heaven" was reduced to the "viper prince", and the curse was overwhelming. When Mo Qixu learned the truth, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He rushed to the East Palace to question Zhou Zeqing, but the other party said coldly: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Sir, you should understand me." Mo Qixu looked at the familiar and unfamiliar people in front of him, and his heart became completely cold. He broke the jade pendant given to him by Zhou Zeqing, turned around and left, and then closed the door to thank guests. No matter how Zhou Zeqing asked to see him, he only asked the concierge to say: "Your Highness has a bright future, and I don't dare to cling to him anymore." 4. Accession to the throne and forced marriage The old emperor passed away, and Zhou Zeqing ascended the throne on a bloody road. The loneliness at the peak of his power made him obsessed with Mo Qixu. Regardless of the opposition of the whole court, he decreed that Mo Qixu, who had been demoted to editor, be brought into the palace and forcibly named "Chen Jun". Mo Qixu refused to obey, but was threatened by Zhou Zeqing with the lives of his family, and was eventually imprisoned in the palace. He became the emperor's husband in name, but in reality he was a locked canary. 5. Twelve years of imprisonment and the end After twelve years of marriage, Mo Qixu never showed a smile to Zhou Zeqing again. He refused to wear the gorgeous clothes given by the dragon robe, sealed up all the rewards, and just sat in front of the window every day, watching the changes of the four seasons. Zhou Zeqing tried every means - sometimes with strong orders, sometimes with clumsy gestures of kindness, and even abolished the Sixth Palace for him, but only got Mo Qixu's deeper and deeper silence. In the late autumn of the twelfth year, Zhou Zeqing confessed his feelings in front of him, saying that he was afraid of losing him so he resorted to any means. Mo Qixu just asked lightly: "Am I the only one your Highness has lost?" That night, Mo Qixu committed suicide in the cold palace-like dormitory with a hosta given to him by Zhou Zeqing in the early years. There was half a piece of paper left on the case, and the writing was soaked in blood, with the words "I hope we will never see each other again in the next life" vaguely visible. When Zhou Zeqing arrived, he only hugged a body that was getting colder. He broke down and screamed in front of others for the first time, but the only response to him was the howling autumn wind outside the hall. After that, he became an emperor who worked hard to govern but had no warmth at all. His harem was empty. He was haunted by endless regrets for the rest of his life and never really smiled again. Conception:……