"It's fine if you don't want to talk about what happened in the past." Pei Ruochen's eyebrows twitched, as if he did not like others mentioning his past. He could only walk forward and not turn his head back.
"You'er is at the Suiyuan, and she only reads and weaves everyday. She's having a good time." Helan Xue said again.
He sighed in his heart and couldn't help but want to say something tender.
The space in this great hall was too cold.
Pei Ruochen's expression paused for a moment, and then, he said indifferently: "It's good that she's doing well."
"You want to see me, do you want to convince me to help you deal with Yan Kingdom together?" Helan Xue finally decided to go straight to the point. They were all smart people, there was no need to take too many detours.
"No, the reason why I called you here is because I want to return to you what was originally yours." Pei Ruochen replied softly.
Helan Xue was startled, a little surprised.
"I'm sick, Tian'ang is still young, and the empress dowager isn't very sensible. I know what Liu Xi is doing below, but I don't dare to touch him. This situation wouldn't last for long. I already know that I have lost, why do I have to be so stubborn? " Pei Ruochen lowered his head and laughed bitterly, "Who would have thought that fighting to the very end would end in such a miserable way?"
"Are you sick?" Helan Xue was shocked, he naturally extended his hand and grabbed Pei Ruochen's pulse.
Pei Ruochen allowed his lifeline to rest in Helan Xue's hand. He did not struggle free nor was he on guard as he only looked at, clear and shallow, just like how he was many years ago.
"Your pulse is very strange, I can't tell what kind of illness it is. What did the imperial physician say?" Helan Xue asked worriedly after frowning for half a day.
"Nutty disease. It was just that when he was young, he thought that he had been cured. Father said that this was the Madame Xi's curse. " "Pei Ruochen's expression was calm, as if he did not care about his own life or death at all. Anyone who has betrayed his wife, son, son, and grandson, will all have this illness. At my time, it's about time for me to die. "
"How could this happen?" Helan Xue was very confused.
Pei Ruochen smiled, "If it weren't for the fact that I knew that I wouldn't have much time left, how could I have made such a hasty mistake? I wanted to clear the sky in the shortest time possible, but it seemed to be the opposite. I can't wait for Tian'ang to grow up, and I can't entrust him to another person. The only solution is to return the throne to you. I only have one request, and that is to treat Tian'ang well. I don't know why, but at this time, I can only choose to believe in you. "
For example, when Helan Xue had not gone to Suiyuan for the first place, he could only choose to trust Pei Ruochen.
Even after experiencing so many things, they were still unable to escape from the cycle of reincarnation.
"You knew from the beginning that you would …" Helan Xue's expression became gloomy and could not help but ask, "Then why …"
"Why are you still fighting like this? "Why do you have to keep harming you?" Pei Ruochen gave a bland smile, "The Heavenly Court has had this problem for a long time. I've done what I can. Although the result is not as I expected, but the rest of the matter, I believe you are a lot easier. The past struggles between the parties no longer existed. If you were in a position of power, you could just directly wipe out the Pei Party. Those who have never helped me and wholeheartedly set their hearts on doing things for the imperial court, you can use them again. I have already changed the administration. All orders must be given by the capital, and the local officials no longer have the right to interfere on their own. The army is indeed a little weaker, but with Helan Qin's help, you will be able to relax a lot. Helan Xue, please answer me now: Can you treat Tian'ang nicely? "
Helan Xue muttered to himself for a long time, then cautiously nodded his head, "Regardless of whether I am alive or not, Helan Tian‘ang will safely grow up and will never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of his life."
"You don't need to worry about food and clothing. As long as you are happy and healthy, then that is what I owe Lan." Pei Ruochen waved his hand and said indifferently, "Now that I think about it, giving him a dull life is far better than pushing him to the position of Puppet Emperor. Lan'er will not blame me any longer. "
"Is this what you expected from the beginning?" Helan Xue looked at Pei Ruochen's relaxed and indifferent expression, his heart moved, and asked: "Your recent radical actions have only given me a chance to suppress you, to clear out the heavens?"
Pei Ruochen smiled and did not answer, "You can go first, tomorrow I will give myself as punishment, and let Tian'ang take charge of your position. This time, I can't give Yan Kingdom an opportunity to take advantage of. After the secret letter was exposed, the hearts of the people of Tian Dynasty started to boil, and they became enemies with Yan Kingdom. Your Highness, my people's hearts can be used! "
Helan Xue stared blankly at him for a while, before realizing what happened. "It's you? You're the one who announced the secret letter? It happened with your tacit consent? You have discredited yourself completely, cleared me up, and even made yourself into a traitor that the world despised, just so that you could set up a path for me to attack Yan Kingdom? "
"Pay attention to Liu Xi, he's my trusted subordinate, so you have an absolute reason to judge him." Pei Ruochen once again chose to avoid answering, and lightly changed the topic, "I'm tired, I will talk about the remaining details with Your Highness tomorrow."
"Your illness, just what is it …" When Pei Ruochen turned around and walked towards the inner hall, Helan Xue shouted from behind: "Can I really give up? Must I die? "
"I'm just tired." Pei Ruochen turned around, and glanced at him briefly before turning back again and walking towards the deep palace.
Helan Xue stood in place for a long time.
He thought that he knew Pei Ruochen, but it turned out he had never understood his before.
By the time the urgent message arrived at the Suiyuan, Pei Ruochen had already made a self-accusation on the altar of heaven when Tian'ang ascended the throne, and even gave Helan Tian‘ang's throne to him.
The world was in an uproar. The heavens and the earth celebrated, and some people were happy while others were worried.
The most depressed one was Yi Lin. Her empress dowager hadn't even been promoted for a few days before she was placed in a silent and cold palace.
After the Heaven Altar's meditation ceremony ended, Yi Lin angrily ran over to question Pei Ruochen. She rushed to Pei Ruochen's office only to see that he had already changed out of her court uniform, leaving behind only a simple set of cloth clothes. Her entire body did not have any fancy decorations, as though she was a hidden person that just came out of a forest.
And now, they had to return to the forest.
"Pei Ruochen, what the hell are you doing!?" Yi Lin rushed in front of him aggressively, placed her hands on her hips and asked: "You're just leaving like this, what about your promise to me? "You said that you want me to be the most respected woman in the dynasty …"
"Aren't you now?" Pei Ruochen asked quietly.
Yi Lin was at a loss for words, and could only mutter. "It's not like that, how can the most noble person stay alone in the palace …"
"The so-called nobility is just loneliness." Pei Ruochen looked at her, then looked at the young girl who was as beautiful as ever, feeling pity in his heart, "When will you be able to let go of your dignity, then you won't be so lonely?"
Yi Lin pouted, she still did not understand.
Pei Ruochen sighed and said take care, then passed Yi Lin and headed out the door.
The wind blew up his blue clothes. His thin figure was extremely elegant and elegant, as if he was about to ascend to the immortal level.
"Where are you going!" Yi Lin was startled, then suddenly turned and asked loudly.
"To a place that isn't lonely." Pei Ruochen's voice slowly drifted in from outside. When the last rune landed, his figure had already disappeared within the towering red walls and green tiles.
In the distant Yan Kingdom, Yan Han stared at the secret letter for a long time — His study had never been stolen before. The secret letter that Pei Ruochen wrote to him was still in his study, and the one that was made public was also Pei Ruochen's handwriting. He faked himself.
"I always thought that the people from the He Lan family were ruthless people. I never thought that Pei Ruochen was even more ruthless." After pondering for a long time, Yan Han finally spoke out with a sigh, "In the end, I was actually tricked by him."
"Right now, the entire Sky Dynasty is in an uproar, and Helan Xue has just gotten on the throne, so his Suiyuan is once again merged into the territory of the Sky Dynasty. If they were to attack Yan Kingdom, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lord, please make your decision as soon as possible. " Mr. Wei, who had not appeared for a long time, advised on the side.
Yan Han shook his head, "I have an agreement with Leng Yan, if I attack the Heaven Dynasty, she will maintain her neutrality, and if the Heaven Dynasty attacks us, she will send troops to assist us. Now, it's time for the heavens to attack us. Send the order down, spread rumors of Helan Xue in all parts of the Sky Dynasty, make sure Helan Xue gets angry until — — From what I know, Helan Xue is an impulsive person.
"He won't act impulsively for everyone. He will usually only act for those close to him, such as Yi Jian, Feng Jiu, such as... Yi Ren. " After saying that, Mr. Wei raised his head and looked at Yan Han with a strange look.
Yan Han's expression did not change, he only placed his hands on the corner of the table and closed them.
Wood chips fell down in anger.
Mr. Wei sighed in his heart.
For some reason, he seemed to have seen Yan Zihao's figure once again. The story of Helan Wushuang, Madame Xi and Yan Zihao back then, seemed to be about to repeat itself after twenty years.
"Where's Yi Ren now, have you found him?" Yan Han tried her best to keep her tone calm and collected, but after she said those words, her heart was still in pain.
Last time when Yi Ren chose to leave with Helan Xue without hesitation, he had already given up and resigned herself to his fate.
He still wasn't willing to accept this!
"No one knows where Yi Ren is right now. Maybe even Helan Xue doesn't know." Mr. Wei replied as if she had something on her mind. "It's said that she has already reached the Wandering Garden …"
"Find her." Yan Han instructed quickly.
A resolute face, resolute and decisive.
There was nothing bad about Yi Ren's life in the Wandering Garden.
It was her first time being respected by so many people. On the night of their wedding, she was naturally the one who slept on the bed while Liu Zhufeng slept on the floor. When he woke up on the second day, Yi Ren was so dazed that he wanted to find a toilet when he stomped on Liu Zhufeng's body.
Liu Zhufeng screamed.
Thus, the life of Wandering Garden officially began.
Dugu Xi did not show herself again. Listening to Liu Zhufeng, she very rarely revealed herself anyway, and always stayed in a secluded place. Everyone in the Wandering Garden knew about Mr. Dugu's existence, and because she was the master of the Young Lord, very few people knew her gender, let alone where she came from.
After living together, Yi Ren realized that Liu Zhufeng wasn't as sloppy as he looked on the surface. He was extremely serious when handling government affairs, and when compared to his usual expression, he looked like a completely different person.
Once when Yi Ren was lying on the side of the table looking at Liu Zhufeng, her expression was solemn and expressionless, thus she had lost all interest and fell asleep after a while. She slept for a very long time, and when she woke up, Liu Zhufeng's expression and posture was still the same.
At that time, Liu Zhufeng was not bored, and he was worth being loved by the people of Wandering Garden.
However, after the work was finished, Liu Zhufeng would be very annoying.
It didn't matter if Yi Ren was asleep or not, she would always wake her up and say with a slobbering face, "Little lover, let's go to the back of the mountain to play today."
"Play what?" Yi Ren replied perfunctorily as she turned around and covered her head with the blanket.
Liu Zhufeng climbed onto her bed and tore the blanket on her head off without stopping, "Let's go to the back of the mountain and play hide and seek, alright?"