Rebirth of marriage

Inside the imperial study.

The emperor sat upright in front of the case, staring at his son kneeling in the palace.

After a long time, he said slowly, "You have lost weight, get up."

Gu Xiao stood up silently and stepped aside without answering.

After another long silence, the emperor waited for Gu Xiao to speak, and then took the initiative, "You and I haven't seen each other for many years, don't you have anything to say to me?"

He didn't even look up at him, he was his father.

Gu Xiao lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Since I was five years old, we haven't seen each other for several years. We have long been used to it."

Whether they abandoned their mother and son in the market, or dumped him in the Liaodong military camp, they had been ignored for several years and had become strangers, so there was no need to ask this question.

"Are you still blaming me?" The emperor's face twitched. Over the years, he has refused to call himself his son, let alone his father.

Gu Xiao pursed her lips. It was strange, but she didn't want to blame it anymore.

The emperor knew that he probably couldn't hear anything he wanted to hear from Gu Xiao, so he changed the topic and said, "You actually snatched the imperial edict for a widow. Do you really think that I don't dare to punish you?"

"You are the emperor, there is nothing you dare not do." Gu Xiao finally raised his eyes to look at him, "But I hope you won't take your anger out on her. I forced her to do it, and it's all thanks to the medicine you ordered me to give you. .”

"What will you do if I express my anger?" The emperor looked at him with his eyes.

Gu Xiao's eyes were calm and he said word by word, "A man should protect his woman to the death and not be bullied. You taught me this when I was young."

His words fell into the ears of the emperor, which was a strong irony. He taught his children this sentence, but he failed to protect his beloved.

The emperor darkened his face and asked another matter, "What's going on with those corpses at the gate of Cao's Mansion? Do you know that if you do this, the court will impeach you again tomorrow morning? When you first returned to the capital, you caused trouble How can such a trouble win people's hearts?"

"I don't need people's support, I just want justice." Gu Xiao's expression remained calm.

The emperor suddenly smiled, "Are you complaining that I can't give you justice?"

Gu Xiao said nothing.

When has he given him justice, and when can he be expected to give him justice?

The emperor only thought that Gu Xiao was wronged by him. A child conveyed his grievances to his father, and his mood instantly improved.

Knowing that Gu Xiao was always silent, he expressed his thoughts, "You are not young anymore. You should get married to Nihuang before the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you really miss that widow, change her identity and bring her into the house." I'm a concubine, don't leave the house again."

After all, he is his eldest son, and the relationship between the two is not good. He is getting older and does not want to create more resentment between his son and a woman.

As a father, he was once the emperor. For his son's sake, he gave in and allowed a widow to enter his Gu family. This was a great sincerity to ease the relationship between their father and son.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiao's eyebrows were calm and he said seriously, "She has a name, Xie Jiu. If I want to marry, it can only be her."

"Nonsense." Seeing his determined look, the emperor was so angry that he grabbed the tiger-head paperweight at hand and tried to throw it at him. However, after thinking about something, he threw the paperweight heavily on the table. He snorted coldly, "Do you know, what are you doing for If she disobeys me like this, I can kill her."

"Didn't you already do it? You were behind the assassination that Nihuang and Cao Chengwang conspired to do." Gu Xiao took a step closer and said in a cold tone, "Don't touch her again, otherwise I will have no choice but to kill her."

"Bastard, bastard..." The emperor stood up angrily, supporting the table with both hands, leaning forward and looking at Gu Xiao angrily, "Do you still remember that I am your father, how dare you say such treasonous words for a woman? , believe it or not, I will kill her now."

Gu Xiao had no fear of being threatened at all, and his expression was indifferent, "It's not a bad idea to be a ghost couple. Maybe they can be inseparable forever."

The emperor choked and pointed at Gu Xiao with a trembling finger, "Aren't you afraid that I will implicate her family and those around you?"

He didn't believe that he couldn't control his own son.

Gu Xiao smiled, "Years ago, you personally cut off all my worries in this world. Now I only have one thing to thank you for. If you insist on killing her, then I will risk my life to protect her." of.

If she is gone, I have no worries, and I can still care about the life and death of others. They can only think that they are unlucky and don't meet me again in the next life. "

He is so tough that he is afraid of his life. Only if he shows no fear, this person will not take their ideas and use them to threaten him.

The tiger-headed paperweight was finally smashed onto Gu Xiao by the emperor, and it made a dull sound when it fell to the ground, which showed that the emperor did not spare any effort.

Gu Xiao did not dodge or dodge, but after suffering the blow, his brows and eyes furrowed slightly.

The emperor took in all his reactions and looked incomprehensible.

He waved his hands feebly, "Get out."

Gu Xiao turned around and went out.

When Zhao Debao heard the noise, he hurriedly came over and followed the emperor's back, "Calm down your anger, don't get so angry."

"That woman is his only concern in the world, so who am I? This bastard, who am I in his heart?" The emperor's lips trembled slightly.

Couldn't he ask for help?

Or you can complain to him or complain to him, but he only treats him as a stranger.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Debao didn't know how to comfort him. The emperor himself could say something bad about King Xiao, but he didn't like to hear other people say a word about King Xiao. Besides, how could he, a slave, dare to speak ill of his master.

He just followed the king's rickety back step by step.

He had followed the emperor for so many years, but he still couldn't figure out what his attitude was towards King Xiao. He said he cared but often ignored him. King Xiao was in danger many times, and he, the eunuch, was scared to death, but he remained indifferent.

He said he didn't care, and he hoped that King Xiao would care about his father.

Your heart is unpredictable.

Gu Xiao walked out of the imperial study and bumped into Cao Shoufu.

Cao Shoufu raised his hand to block his way, "Your Majesty, after all, I am your uncle, why do I have to make such an ugly scene?"

The queen is the legitimate mother, and Gu Xiao, the concubine, has to respect the Cao family as the maternal ancestral family.

"Uncle?" Gu Xiao sneered, "My uncle was sent back to his hometown by me personally, but I don't dare to talk to the chief minister."

With a gentle push, he walked past Cao Shoufu, took two steps, paused, turned to look at Cao Shoufu, and said, "Master Shoufu is busy with everything, and he has aged more than ten years after not seeing you for a few years. "

This sentence made Cao Shoufu's previously brewing emotions almost unsustainable. Why was he more than ten years older? It was not because he was trapped in the snowy mountains of Yuyouguan during the snowstorm last year.

He tried his best to suppress his anger. When he wanted to say something again, Gu Xiao had already walked far away.

He could only pinch his thigh with his hand, wipe his tears and cry, "Your Majesty, I am so unjust..."

The emperor's sad eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent, but his hand reached into the tea cup beside him and dipped the water on his fingers under his eyes.

When Cao Shoufang entered the royal study, he also wiped the corners of his eyes with his hands, "Chief Assistant, now I really understand what you said last time, how it feels to have an unfilial son in the family.

This bastard like me is not as good as your Chengwang. Your Chengwang went to Dijong for fun, causing you to be trapped in the snowy mountains. At least you returned to Beijing alive. I just want to piss me off to death. "

He beat his heart and said, "Oh, my heart feels very uncomfortable. Debao, please send me the imperial doctor, please pass me on to the imperial doctor."

Zhao Debao hurriedly took orders and went out.

The emperor thought of something and stopped him again, "I have kept my mouth shut about what happened today. If even a little bit of news spreads, people in the world will accuse him of being unfilial, and I will be known as an incompetent person who has no way to teach his son.

Chief Assistant, don’t you think so?Oops, I feel very uncomfortable. Why hasn’t the imperial doctor arrived yet? "

Cao Shoufu, "..."

His idea of ​​giving King Xiao a reputation as unfilial was completely cut off by the emperor.

It was a big deal that the dragon's body was ill. If he cried to the emperor at this time, it would be disregarding the safety of the dragon's body, which would be a serious crime.

Cao Shoufu was filled with emotions, and without saying anything, he left the Imperial Study Room and went to the Queen's Palace.

He originally thought that Gu Xiao was just trying to show his respects to the queen, his aunt's mother, but when he arrived at the queen's palace, he found out that Gu Xiao hadn't come at all.

After Gu Xiao left the palace, he went straight to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.