humble minister

In the quiet Yiren Palace, the high-burning palace candles made a slight "cracking" sound, and the bright red candle tears fell like tears of blood, dripping on the clean and luxurious ground, very desolate.

"Your Majesty, even the left side is asking to see you." Cai'er, the queen's personal maid, stepped forward lightly, stood behind Duanmu Xiwei's side, and respectfully reported the report.

The empress, who had been very calm since the death of the former emperor, only slightly raised her eyelids at this time, and said calmly, "Let him in."

"Promise." Cai'er agreed, and then stepped back.

Not long after, Lian Ying got permission to enter the inner palace of Yiren Palace, and at a glance, she saw that in the huge palace, the elder sister, dressed in plain white house attire, was holding a wooden comb in her hand, combing slowly in front of the mirror, but her back was facing the mirror. with him.

At this moment, he really wanted to walk behind his sister like he did countless times before, and take the comb in her hand to comb her smooth black hair, but for some reason, when he saw the plain white body, he stopped in his tracks , because such whiteness will make him think of the wrong things he has done, and how unforgivable the mistakes he has made are.

In the end, Lian Ying just let Cai'er back down, looked at the slightly yellow candlelight, frowned, picked up the scissors on the side of the candlestick, and gently cut off the long-burning candle wick, the dripping wax accidentally stained it When I put it on my finger, a small blister formed immediately.

Lian Ying frowned, and was about to burst the blisters when she heard her silent sister speak.

"come on."

Lian Ying was overjoyed, and ignored the blisters on her hands, walked a few steps behind Duanmu Xiwei, but Duanmu Xiwei grabbed the injured hand, and then saw that her sister seemed to have returned to the past, very Take care of the injured him gently and patiently, such as gently popping the blisters for him now.

"Sister, I..."

"Needless to say." Duanmu Xiwei said while focusing on the movements of her hands. It wasn't until after everything was done that she looked at the slightly cramped young man looking straight at herself with cautious eyes.

For some reason, the original anger and resentment seemed to dissipate in an instant. He... After all, he is her brother whom she has loved for many years. No matter what mistakes he made, maybe she will choose to forgive him.Just, just this time, can you really forgive so easily this time?Even if he knew it wasn't all his fault, he would still vent his anger.

Control your emotions, and when you speak again, it's that cold and majestic empress.

"Oh, I don't know why Prime Minister Zuo came to visit tonight, but it is an unclear charge for courtiers to trespass into the harem."

The tone of these words was cold, but there was a hint of persuasion in them. Lian Ying, who was originally full of coldness and enthusiasm, also woke up at this time. He knew what he did was wrong, but he really couldn't help it. If he waited any longer, he was afraid that what he would end up waiting for would be a breakup between the siblings.

"Sister really doesn't know why I came here? Why are you so unfamiliar? What's more... I have my own token in my hand, so don't worry about it." Lian Ying said these words calmly, feeling bitter in her heart.

"Token? Okay, what a token, Ah Ying, is that why you help fifth brother?" Duanmuxi smiled wryly. All along, in her heart, her younger brother is used to being carefree, and she definitely won't Who is loyal to, but now, why is this situation not caused by him?

"Ah Ying, are you worthy of the Duanmu family? Are you worthy of your brother-in-law? Are you worthy of the people of the world?"

There was no response to the first two questions, but he had to refute the last question, there was no way, he and his sister had always had their own opinions.

"Sister, I think you should understand better than Ah Ying who is the best in the northern dynasty. My choice... is not wrong." As for the Duanmu family, he was indeed sorry, but at least he saved the entire Duanmu family. isn't it?Moreover, he completely eradicated the Han family. Maybe the one he was really sorry for was his sister besides the first emperor.

"Sister, I'm dead, I'm sorry. Don't forget, you are now Emperor Xuanwu's Empress Mu Yuan." Lian Ying picked up the wooden comb on the table, and pretended to be calm as before, regardless of the wound that was still hurting. Coming behind Duanmu Xiwei, the wooden comb went straight down along the soft and shiny black hair, but his voice became smaller and smaller, as if dissipated in the black hair.

Empress Mu Yuan, Empress Mu Yuan, Mu Yuan, Mu Yuan, all you want is a fate. Shi Yu, Shi Yu, congratulations on getting your wish fulfilled.

There was a long silence in the silent palace, and the crackling sound of burning red candles was particularly abrupt. Under the halo, the two shadows, one sitting and one standing, looked exceptionally harmonious.

"Ah Ying, you don't understand, you don't understand what it's like to lose a loved one. Maybe in your eyes, it was Shi Yang who betrayed me and found a new love, but everything he did was to protect me I don't care what the outside world thinks, as long as he has me in his heart, Ah Ying, you may not have thought that your smart sister, who has been smart all her life, would really fall in love with this fool who has been confused for half her life.

Ah Ying, the palace without him is really cold, I... I don't want to stand alone in the red candle again, I thought, I thought that as long as the Han family is eliminated, we can be together, but who knows, Who knew that this stupid emperor, who had been confused for half his life, would finally be smart for a while?

Ah Ying, I know this is his choice, but, but I really can't live without him, and even thought about leaving with him, I really, really can't help but blame you, knowing it's not your fault, but I……"

In the end, this strong and cold woman shed tears silently, but her head was lifted up by her hands.

Lian Ying gently wiped away the tears from Duanmu Xiwei's face, and said softly: "Sister, if hating me can give you the motivation to live, then you should hate me."

Just hate me, okay, sister?

If the child in your womb is not enough to be a bargaining chip for you to survive, then why not add me?

Even when he got to the palace gate, Shi Yu still didn't go in. He even secretly blamed himself for coming here so impulsively. Yes, it was impulsive. When he arrived at the place, he began to hesitate.

What is he worried about?Worried about his left minister messing up the harem?Heh, will his left prime minister who blushes after hearing a few nasty words in the army mess up the harem?Even thinking about it is unlikely.

However, when our new emperor thought of this aspect, he couldn't help thinking of the appearance of Lian Ying when he got married in the future. He originally imagined it with a joke in mind, but when he really thought of the picture of the big red wedding hall, he didn't know why There was a sense of displeasure and anxiety.

Standing behind Emperor Xuanwu, Eunuch Liu saw that the emperor who had been expressionless since he ascended the throne began to look complicated at this moment, and he couldn't help but become more certain of his guess. After all, there were many such things in the Northern Dynasty.

So when Eunuch Liu saw Lian Ying coming out of the side door of Yiren Palace with sharp eyes, he said to the emperor who was still struggling at the right time: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lian Zuo has come out."

In fact, Shi Yu also saw the Lian Ying who came out, but he just froze in place for a moment. On the one hand, he hadn't figured out what his current state was, and on the other hand... he Seeing the expression on Lian Ying's face that he had never seen before, it didn't seem sad, but it was better than sad.

For a moment, he felt that he might have overlooked something.

"Liu An, go to the mouth and tell Lian Xiang to wait in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

After listening to the emperor's order, Eunuch Liu responded respectfully, and then walked towards the side door. As for the emperor, when Eunuch Liu went to announce the order, he said to the hidden guard who was hidden around him and belonged to him alone: ​​" Go check out the relationship between the two."

As for who these two people are, I believe that the hidden guards are not free-spirited, so they naturally understand what the master means.

Lian Ying was not surprised that Shi Yu would announce his audience at this time. He had already guessed that there would be such an appearance when he decided to enter the palace with a token. What kind of emperor is he if he doesn't even know that he entered the palace as a plaything in the palm of a person of high rank?

After waiting for a while, Lian Ying finally saw Emperor Xuanwu who came belatedly. At this moment, Emperor Xuanwu was no longer dressed in the simple and plain clothes of the Fifth Prince. Patterns and auspicious clouds, coupled with an exquisite and extraordinary belt, are full of kingly spirit and noble majesty.

"My minister pays homage to Your Majesty." Lian Ying bowed and made a not-so-great salute, but there was absolutely no intention of neglecting it.

Shi Yu frowned, he really likes the feeling that everyone admires and worships him, but this person is the only one, he always doesn't want this person to be like this, it will always make him feel that the relationship between them is just a simple relationship between monarchs and ministers, nothing else. Others, even the things they experienced together before seemed to be completely forgotten by the person in front of them.

"Although you and I are monarchs and ministers, we are also brothers who share weal and woe. You don't have to be so rude and polite in private." After a long silence, Shi Yu said this, but the words were still not enough, and he wanted to say something but didn't know how to do it explain.

"Your Majesty, the proper etiquette cannot be abolished. After all, we are no better than before." Lian Ying smiled, trying not to speak so bitterly.

Shi Yu's face was slightly gloomy. Could it be that after he became the lord of the world, did his previous relationship change?Do they have to be suspicious of each other like ordinary monarchs and ministers, and they will never go back to the beginning?

Although at the beginning he simply wanted Mr. Tingyun as a talent, but after getting along for so long, after one thing after another, this initial appreciation and the inevitability of the talent have long since changed, he I hope that I can become a close friend with him, and become an existence that can be relied upon for life and death. Although this is unbelievable or even crazy for an emperor, he still can't restrain it, so when Lian Ying said this, he would be angry, Feeling disappointed?

Shi Yu didn't understand, he had never been a sentimental person, for example, he didn't understand why when he was finally able to marry Duanmu Xiwei, he felt joy, but it wasn't as great as he imagined; Ying's feeling is also getting more and more complicated, so complicated that he doesn't want to think about it, or dare not think about it, but he can't help but want to explore more, so that he actually made the decision to ask the hidden guard to investigate. move……

Maybe they really can't go back to the past, the quiet evening when they first saw each other;

"Forget it, you decide."

For a long time, all he could say was this one sentence. He didn't even dare to ask him why he visited Yiren at night, because he knew that Lian Ying would not give him the answer. He will know everything and play the world in his hands like a real emperor.

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Long time no update, sorry! ! !Apart from sorry, the unscrupulous author really can't say anything else, sorry QAQ...