Chapter 167：

Please help me get up..."

Zhai Li tightly closed her lips, helped the Queen Mother Xuan to the window, pointed at the figure under the opposite porch with dissatisfaction: "Well, I haven't left yet, and I don't know if the soup has dried up... Hey, Isn't that Shaoshang, why is she hiding in the corner..."

The inner courtyard of Yongan Palace is concave-shaped, with the main hall and main residence facing south at the bottom, but the Queen Mother just moved to the east side with better ventilation these days. From the window, I saw Huo Budo in the opposite corridor, and at the same time, I saw the girl huddled behind the corner, looking at the young man in front of the medicine stove with tears in her eyes.

Standing in front of the window, the refreshing and warm wind softly hits her face with the unique fragrance of spring flowers and plants, Empress Dowager Xuan smiled: "Young businessman has grown up, she left There are too many detours, and there are a lot of sins that I have brought... Well, there is also my 'credit' in it. Some things, I just didn't think about it clearly, she is so impatient, it's better to take it slowly. Bring the feather bag and put it on me, the spring is so good today, I want to go out for a walk... uh..."

Before she finished speaking, she fell to the ground softly, Zhai Li was shocked, screamed in horror, and the shrill shout resounded in the inner court, the young man and girl opposite heard the sound, and they all joined together. Come running.

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The sensational case of 'Yuan Pei covering up the assassin' has finally come to an end.

Yuan Pei received the same punishment as Uncle Lou Yao, dismissed from his post and fined him, and reverted to his home and thought about it behind closed doors, but the difference was that before Yuan Pei left, the father and son were summoned by the emperor at the same time.

After seeing your Majesty, the emperor first scolded Yuan Pei for acting confused and having no rules and regulations for important officials in the court. If Huo Chong was also deceived and did something wrong—although he was as wise and courageous as the righteous brother of the gods, it would never be possible for him, and he would also have a hard time deciding.

Yuan Pei kowtowed and expressed his remorse.

Yuan Shen: …you have said it all the time, so what others say.

Actually, Yuan Pei didn't want to take Huo Buxuan's credit, but listened to his son Yuan Shen's persuasion: "If it's true, the Yuan family's crime is minor, and maybe Huo Buxuan will be lost." He suppressed the 'crime' of deceiving the king.

In front of the emperor, Yuan Pei tried to open his mouth to tell the truth several times, but the emperor pulled the topic off, so Yuan Shen vaguely suspected that the emperor actually knew everything.

The rest of Yuan's children who resigned basically stayed in their original positions, but Yuan Shen insisted on leaving from the Shangshutai, saying that he would go back to the scriptures and study again, in order to clarify the truth of doing things for others, and to repay better in the future Jun father.

The most difficult thing is the disposal of the fifth percent - he was indeed deceived, but he did assassinate Uncle Weng Jun, and Uncle Weng was shot because of him. If you let him go, the Weng family will not be able to get through, and if you kill him, it would be a pity.

The fifth percent is still tough, saying that he can be killed or scraped, and Ling Chi will cut him in the waist, and he will never frown; heart, so he made a claim.

He let the fifth percent of the flesh topless, carrying sharp and heavy thorns and branches, and went to the Weng's house on a night when no one was there, saying that as long as the Weng's wife and the young master nodded, he would die immediately , there is absolutely nothing to say, but if he is left with a life, whether it is to teach him a secret knowledge, or a few young masters will serve as officials in the future, he will help him.

Mrs. Weng has no opinion, but she thinks that this person deliberately chooses to come to the door when no one sees it, and does not have the heart of coercing and begging for mercy, which shows that she is upright.

Young Master Weng and the old master were very discerning, and thought that instead of killing this idiot, it would be better to keep a useful person, which would be of greater benefit to the family in the future. So Young Master Weng went up to the emperor the next day, saying that the enemy should be resolved rather than settled, and since the fifth percent was deceived by others, he was not the culprit, so why should he commit murder in vain.

In this way, no one expected that this aggressive case would end with such a tender ending.

Outside the palace there is a gentle breeze and drizzle, but inside the palace it is a miserable wind and rain.

In the past, in order to let the young businessman urge him to rest and eat, the Queen Mother always joked that her deadline was approaching, but this time, the real deadline has come. Since that day, the Empress Dowager Xuan has been in a coma for several days. Except for occasionally sucking soup in a daze, she can't eat anything else. She doesn't need to listen to the doctor's report with a bitter face. Shao Shang knew that this day was coming.

These days, princes and princesses come and go, but Huo Budo comes to Yongan Palace to help whenever he has time, watching Shaoshang feed the Queen Mother Xuan without stopping, the tired people are thin For a long time, he was very distressed, but never stopped.

The sixth day in a coma, the Queen Mother Xuan suddenly woke up, and she was conscious and smiling softly.

"I want to see Your Majesty, Shao Shang, help me to tell Cen Anzhi." She said this, Shao Shang's heart froze for a moment - is this a return to light?

Since the abolition of the Empress six years ago, the emperor has seen the Empress Dowager Xuan from a distance, but he has never entered the Yongan Palace. Hearing the news at this time, he immediately knew that the situation was not good, and he did not bother to discuss it. Political affairs, rushed over in a hurry.

Stepping into the inner bed, the emperor could not help but feel sad when he saw Mrs. Xuan's cheeks slumped, sallow and weak. He sat on the edge of the couch and said in a low voice, "If you have anything to worry about, tell me, I will always do it for you."

The Empress Dowager Xuan smiled and said: "I have lived for others all my life. In the first half of my life, I followed my mother and uncle, and in the second half of my life, I took care of my younger brothers and children. At this time, if I want to speak for others, I will also It’s so boring. . . I want to talk about myself, about Your Majesty.”

The emperor listened with tears in his eyes.

Shaoshang walked away silently and quietly retreated behind the screen. Who knows when she saw the Empress Yue standing there for some time, her eyes were red, and she didn't dare to go out.

', and one said 'he can be replaced', alas, this is a man born to compete for the world - but I know that your majesty is not like this, your majesty never envy people's style and power."

The emperor burst into tears and laughed: "I have been told by my neighbors that I have no ambitions since I was a child, and I only think about the one acre and one third of the field at the door."

The Empress Dowager Xuan smiled and shook her head: "Your Majesty is not without ambition, but content with the ordinary. There are two kinds of great powers in this world. One is ambitious, like Emperor Gao Chu Bawang. To change the world, there is another kind, such as Your Majesty, although Wen Tao and martial arts are unmatched, but they have no intention to compete in the world."

"I have been by His Majesty's side for decades, and I know that in His Majesty's heart is still the upright young man who loves farming and reading. If it weren't for the chaos in the world, if it weren't for His Majesty's brother who insisted on raising the flag, I know that His Majesty is willing to live in the countryside all his life, then marry his sister Yue, have a few Ning Xiners, and live and rest at the sunrise, and then live a dull life."

The emperor burst into tears and held the hand of the Queen Mother tightly: "Those who know me, God knows."

If you dare to rebel against your uncle, you are fortunate to have met such a kind, gentle and handsome young hero, or else he would be a man with a big belly and a vicious and despicable person, and I am afraid that I would have married too."

"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to meet you."

"God knows...I, I..." The emperor cried and fell in front of Queen Xuan's knees.

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The emperor smiled with tears: "Didn't you say that you won't talk about others today, or you can't help it?"

"I have been with sister Yue for decades, and she is not someone else." Empress Dowager Xuan smiled helplessly, looked up at the emperor, and said seriously, "Your Majesty, to me In terms of whether it was Your Majesty or not, my uncle wanted me to marry, and I would eventually marry, but it was different with my sister Yue. Whether His Majesty was an emperor, a farmer, a prosperous person or an idyllic song, the only thing she wanted to marry was His Majesty. this person."

Behind the screen, Shaoshang looked sideways, Empress Yue covered her mouth tightly with Jinpa, and tears rolled down.

"Your Majesty has given up a lot for the peace of the world, so why is Younger Sister Yue?" Empress Dowager Xuan continued, "It can't be because she is pungent, straightforward and carefree, Your Majesty thinks that she will not take it to heart. , has never been heartbroken. I know that the tears she shed secretly were only worse than mine."

The emperor choked up, but nodded vigorously.

The Queen Mother Xuan said weakly: "In the days to come, Your Majesty will have a good relationship with Sister Yue, just as close as you were when you were still in the countryside, as if I had never been here..."

Empress Yue couldn't bear it any longer, and ran out from behind the screen like a gust of wind, crying bitterly before Empress Xuan collapsed.

Talk to sister Yue."

The emperor nodded and walked out unsteady.

Empress Yue raised her head with tears on her face: "Sister, don't worry, as long as I am here, I will keep the Xuan family safe."

"Who is counting on you." The Queen Mother Xuan gasped and laughed, "With Ziduan, he is stable and capable, I am very relieved. Now I have to say something else." She took a deep breath, Word by word: "A Heng, when the King of the East Sea was assassinated at the age of nineteen, I never doubted you."

The Queen of Yue decided to look at her: "I know. When the King of Xining Mourning died, I never doubted you."

The two looked at each other for a long time while smiling frankly.

Empress Yue wiped away her tears and smiled: "I know what you are, that's why I put all the children into your hands, regardless of the harassment of those who care."

The Empress Dowager Xuan said: "I also know that you have never suspected me, so you are not afraid of rumors outside, and dare to let go of the palace and find out the sneaky people who lurked in the past."

"Sister God..." Empress Yue put her face in the thin palm of the Empress Dowager Xuan.

Having said so much, the Empress Dowager Xuan was obviously very tired. She leaned crookedly on the hidden sac and said with difficulty: "Shao Shang, where are you, come here!"

Empress Yue found that her eyes were blurred and she could not see, and she was very sad.

Shao Shang quickly came out from behind the screen and knelt down in front of the couch: "Miss, I'm here, you order."

"Let's play a song, Shao Shang, I want to hear you play the flute. Let Empress Yue listen to it too. By the way, let Your Majesty and the children come in too..." Empress Dowager Xuan was out of breath Take your breath.

Empress Yue was impatient, and without waiting for Shao Shang to go out to report, she ran out to pull the emperor in, followed by the silent princes and princesses, Huo Budo also followed.

Shaoshang adjusted the piccolo a few times, and then slowly began to play - the keynote was the "Bamboo Branch Melody" that Mrs. Sang taught her back then, but the second half was re-edited by Shaoshang. Before and after the tune, there is a sense of disappointment in the vicissitudes of life, and the people who listen to it are full of emotions.

The Empress Dowager Xuan stared blankly at the void, whispering like a gossamer: "...In fact, my father also likes to play the flute, but he can't always play it well. Your Majesty, my body is to be buried in the imperial tomb. Yes, can you allow me to cut off a bunch of hair, let Shaoshang burn it to ashes, take it back to the hillside where I lived in seclusion with my father when I was young, and sprinkle it out with the wind. Since I was a child, I envied my father's free-spirited days, But I can't be free in my life, everything is up to people."

"I hope that in the next life, I will have a peaceful and prosperous world, so that I will be free from the sufferings of turbulence. I hope that my parents in the next life will be healthy and longevity, so that I will be free from the suffering of sorrows. I hope that the next life will be blessed with youth. Ode to the Mountains... Sister Yue, are my wishes too greedy?"

"Zikun, don't always be cautious and fearful, what about honor and disgrace, be open-minded and live for a long time. The king of Huai'an will let Zhai old age, he is grown up now, I am very pleased ... Zisheng, I don't blame you, you are a good boy, you are also very hard, you have always been very filial to me, and you are also very good to the King of the East Sea."

"Young businessman, you have been dragged down by me for many years, and finally I will trouble you to run again..."

The emperor collapsed and sat down, tearful, and the Empress Yue was crying silently beside her.

The surrounding princes and princesses and the palace maids and eunuchs cried at the same time, making a loud noise.

Shao Shang stumbled out of the inner bed, like a lost child, wandering about for the purpose of walking.

In the eyes of many people, the Empress Dowager Xuan is not a good elder. She complains about herself, indulges in the past and neglects to discipline her children, but for Shaoshang, what she wants is such irrational protection, Trust without reason.

This is the coddling she has longed for and cannot get.

From now on, there will be no such gentle voice to mend her barren and rough childhood, and she will be tolerant and full of shortcomings in her sleeve, no one will be so unconditional again Shelter her from the wind and rain.

From now on, she must support herself.

Finally, Huo Budo found a girl squatting on the ground under a corner, she was howling silently. His heart was sour - she didn't like crying in front of people, and this habit has not changed to this day.