Funing Hall

The carriage was not moving fast, and it drove out of the city leisurely.

He is currently living in a house outside the city, and Zhao Cong does not know when the house was built.But just like Zhao Cong also had a place to stay in Shangjing in Liao Kingdom back then, it is not surprising that he has such a house, not to mention that he left from Tokyo.

After the Shangyuan Festival, the two did not see each other for a few days.

Zhao Cong wanted to go out of the palace to see him, but he really couldn't get away, so unexpectedly, he didn't come either.As if he knew that Zhao Zhongqi would cry, his sea dongqing came again, circled around the Funing Palace, mixed with the pigeons, and was spotted by the little girl.

As a matter of course, Zhao Zhongqi has been taken by him to play these few days.

The little girl was taken to play in the house by him, and she kept talking about it when she came back. Even if she had never been there, Zhao Cong knew what the house looked like.There is a racecourse where you can run horses.There is also a garden dedicated to raising many living animals, including peacocks and newly born sika deer.There is water, bridges and pavilions in the garden. It is snowing in Tokyo these days, and it is said to be extremely beautiful.

On the way, it was still snowing outside, Zhao Cong was not cold, the stove was lit in the car, and there was hot tea to drink.While the carriage was shaking slightly, Zhao Cong felt quite comfortable, and couldn't help thinking, how should we go on the road ahead?

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the two of them abandoned their past. In the words of the previous life, the two reconciled.

After the reconciliation, he is still the emperor of Liao Kingdom, Zhao Cong has always been a little too impatient with him, and it is not easy to press him.Zhao Cong was even more unwilling to ask him to make a choice between Jiangshan and himself.

But if you don't make a choice, how to take this road is a big problem after thinking about it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Cong couldn't help but sigh again.

Rantao sat in the car with him, and in April, she was going to marry Xiao Tang, so these days, she rushed to do what she should do and what she shouldn't do.Originally Zhao Cong had planned to ask her to rest so that she could buy the dowry and embroider the wedding dress, but she refused.

At this moment, she also accompanied Zhao Cong out of the palace.When she heard His Majesty sigh, she was worried, for fear that no one would be able to take good care of Zhao Cong after she left.After all, she has been with Zhao Cong for too many years and knows him very well.For this sake, Rantao had nothing to worry about, and said directly: "Your Majesty is worried about the Eleven Lord?"

Zhao Cong and her had nothing to pretend, and then nodded: "This matter is really difficult."

Rantao smiled, "What's so difficult about this matter?"

Zhao Cong raised his eyes to look at her, and also smiled: "It is better for him to return to Shangjing, or not. If he returns to Shangjing, should I keep him or not? If he stays, how can he be arranged so that he will not be wronged? Wait, there are too many things."

Rantao smiled again: "Your Majesty, you are only worried, how can this matter be resolved?" Zhao Cong looked at her, motioned her to continue, and Rantao sighed, "Your Majesty, sir, the servant girl does not want to marry. I am not good enough for Xiao Tang, so I just think about it in my own mind all day long, and I dare not meet him, dare not talk to him. If it wasn't for going back to the palace to handle business, Fu Lu specially arranged for the servant girl to meet him, and now the servant girl I'm afraid I'm still bored. It's only after seeing that side and talking about it that time that the servant girl understands. What worries and worries are all in vain!"

Zhao Cong raised his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, what you think about in your heart is your own idea after all. What about him? Over the years, if you and Mr. Eleven can let go of your knots earlier and explain the matter thoroughly, you only have each other in your heart, and what about him?" Why come here? The servant girl shouldn’t have said this, it’s over the limit, but your Majesty, is it true or not?”

When Zhao Cong thought about it, it was true.Such a simple matter became difficult when it came to the two of them.He looks sick, but he is actually a very self-centered person.However, Xiao Shiyi is actually the same, but he has been changing all these years to adapt to him. At the critical point, there will be such a scene six years ago.

Rantao said again: "Your Majesty, you are worried about these things. When you see him later, you can ask him directly. Why hide it?"

As a man, Zhao Cong adhered to the principle of solving everything by himself, and he didn't want to make a scene too shameful when it involved romance. Besides, he was the emperor in this life, so he was indeed a bit too upright.

Rantao is a woman, and they have a very different way of thinking.Saying it this way, don’t think it’s an ordinary thing, usually no one dares to tell Zhao Cong, and the only one who dares to say it, Zhao Zongning, doesn’t know what love is like.

Zhao Cong really couldn't think of these things, but hearing this, it seemed a bit enlightened.

Afterwards, he did not sigh, leaned on the couch and continued to think deeply.Rantao didn't speak anymore, but made another cup of tea for him, and the surface of the water was dotted with a few bright yellow wintersweet flowers that had just bloomed.

Zhao Cong looked at the winter plums, swayed them lightly, tasted them, and found the fragrance to the end.After he drank more than half of a cup of tea, the carriage stopped.

Ran Tao smiled and got out of the car first, set up the low stool, turned around and opened the umbrella, and reached out to help Zhao Cong down, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the house of the Eleventh Lord is really interesting. There is no stone lion at the door In town, a lot of wintersweet has been planted, and it smells very fragrant outside."

Zhao Cong opened the curtain and came out. Just after he left the delicate fragrance in the car, he was greeted by a more intense fragrance of wintersweet.Snow was falling outside, which made the fragrance much colder, and it was not annoying at all, but the cold fragrance was particularly lingering.Zhao Cong got out of the car, Rantao hurriedly put the umbrella on top of his head, Zhao Cong shook his head, and walked to the trees first.

Although it is already in the first month, this year's spring comes late, and it is still cold at the moment, so the wintersweet blooms well.It is snowing now, and the snow covers the tender yellow petals.Zhao Cong stretched out his hand and brushed away the snow on a branch, but it didn't completely blow it away, most of it remained on it.He went to break off the wintersweet branch again, Rantao wanted to help, he waved his hand, and with all his strength, he broke off the branch, held it in his hand, turned his head and smiled at Rantao: "It's for deceiving people, you have to come in person."

Ran Tao pursed his lips and smiled.

Zhao Cong adjusted the big fur cloak on his body by himself. He wanted to hide the flowers first, but there was nowhere to hide them, so he simply held them in his hand and walked directly to the door.

The guard who followed was about to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself first.

Zhao Cong stopped in his tracks, and the people inside who originally wanted to go out also stopped.

Holding a glazed lamp in his hand, he first smiled and said, "I heard the sound of horseshoes outside. Guess someone is coming."

Seeing that he was still smiling, Zhao Cong felt a little unhappy, so he said with a smile that was not a smile: "I guess I'm coming?"

He still smiled, but with a bit of embarrassment in his smile, he turned his body sideways and said softly, "Please."

Zhao Cong looked at him a few more times, feeling embarrassed that he finally stepped into the threshold.The guards and Rantao closed the door behind him and followed him in.This house is indeed built without particular attention, and there is no screen wall. When you enter, you will find a cobblestone road, and after walking for a while, you will find a curved bridge.Unlike Da Song's house, the front yard is the front yard, and the back yard is the back yard. It is very neatly built, and he is too arbitrary here.

But it was indeed interesting, Zhao Cong couldn't help but look left and right, and walked a little slowly.

When the two walked quietly across the curved bridge, one behind the other, and were walking up a small path, he suddenly turned around and held Zhao Cong's hand.

Zhao Cong was still looking at the surrounding layout, he was born with a cold body, and he didn't hold a hand stove in his hand. After walking in the open air for a while, his hands were already cold.He held his hand, Zhao Cong wanted to break free subconsciously, but he didn't really break free because it was too warm.

Zhao Cong looked up at him, but he didn't take back his hand.

He seemed to be relieved, and held Zhao Cong's hand tighter until the two of them clasped their fingers together, and said: "Hands are too cold."

As early as when he held Zhao Cong's hand, Rantao and others stopped at the entrance of the path.

Hearing what he said, Zhao Cong didn't care and said, "I'm cold, there's nothing I can do."

He said seriously: "The medicine left for you, can you take it?"

Zhao Cong nodded: "Take it, Doctor Bai said that the medicine is very good, first in Dengzhou, when the queen gave me the drug, I didn't faint. It's very strange, where did you get it?"

He pulled Zhao Cong to speed up his pace, and while walking deeper, he said: "There is a tribe in the southwest that lives exceptionally long. It is said that it is related to the spring water that the people often drink. I asked Zhang Tingchu for a lot—"

Zhao Cong interrupted: "Zhang Tingchu really has a lot to do with you."

He just laughed: "Your Majesty already knew, but Zhang Tingchu is the most knowledgeable about current affairs, he will never turn against him, not to mention he is married to Zhao Shu'an now."

It’s okay not to talk about this, but once he said it, Zhao Cong grabbed the topic again: "Then who insisted on saying that I treated Zhang Tingchu very favorably, was indignant, and wanted to marry Zhao Shu'an?"

He choked, and said as if nothing had happened: "I asked for that water, and found some medicinal materials. I asked the people in the Liao Kingdom's palace to make it. It is said that it can purify the heart. You must remember to eat it every day."

Zhao Cong didn't bother to ask any more, he walked quickly and was dragged by him, and soon there was a pavilion in front of him.

The pavilion has long been covered with cloth, and candles and charcoal are lit inside, so it is very warm at first glance.Without his urging, Zhao Cong wanted to go in quickly, but seeing this scene, Zhao Cong gave him another look: "Sure enough, I guessed that I would come today."

He still laughs.

Zhao Cong snorted secretly, and walked into the pavilion first.

Because Zhao Cong was holding the flower in the other hand and hanging down, the winter plum half hidden in the big fur cloak was really not seen.After entering the pavilion, there were many candles lit in the pavilion, so he saw it at a glance, and immediately asked, "Your Majesty likes this flower?"

Zhao Cong had nothing to dodge, so after sitting down, he handed the flowers to him: "For you."

That's good, he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

Zhao Cong was amused, but took the time to ask: "Will you build this pavilion every day and wait for me to come? Why don't you go there?"

He didn't expect Zhao Cong to speak so directly, he still held Zhao Cong's hand tightly in his hand, and took the words from Zhao Cong with the other hand, and after a while he was a little embarrassed and even more frustrated and said, "Shameless."

Zhao Cong followed the hands they held, dragged him aside and sat down, and turned to look at him: "You also have such a time? Didn't you know to see me in the alley that day?"

"It's all about celebrating your birthday to boost your courage."

Zhao Cong looked down and clasped his hands, then sighed and said: "You." Then he said, "There are many things I want to ask you, and I want to talk to you. For a while, I don't know which one to say first."

"Then ask slowly."

Zhao Cong glanced at him: "The first thing is, what is your name now? How will you be called in the future?"

He was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Didn't it be agreed that day that I will always be your Zhao Shishi?"

"But you were the one who told me that you are Yelu Yanli, Emperor of the Liao Kingdom."

"..."

Zhao Cong looked directly at him, and simply asked again: "Liao Kingdom, what do you plan to do? Do you really plan to leave it alone for the rest of your life? Yeluqin fled to Cangzhou, and the Xiang army from Dengzhou followed. I also ordered the east and west roads in Hebei to pursue. There will be a battle, without you, Yeluqin can't win, how do you plan? You have the blood of the Liao Kingdom, or the blood of a serious direct line, can you really ignore it?"

This is what he is most anxious about right now, so it's better to say it first as a respect.

To his surprise, but also to his reassurance, Little Eleven said directly to him without the slightest hesitation, "I don't intend to go back."

Zhao Cong was surprised: "Why?"

He was really surprised, logically speaking, Xiao Shiyi was the emperor in his previous life, and he died with such hatred, he shouldn't be so relieved about the throne.

He was surprised, but Zhao Xi smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, you know why I wanted to go back to Liao Kingdom."

Zhao Cong shook his head first, and then said: "You have nowhere to go, and you hate me for driving you away, and hate me for not trusting you."

"There is resentment, but there is no hatred at all." Zhao Shiyi lowered his head and hesitated for a while before saying, "Actually speaking, I have lived in this world for two lifetimes. There is only one person who has passed me." He still hesitated, why should he say those cowardly and boring things in his previous life?But--

Zhao Cong's other icy hand covered the hands they held together, and said in a warm voice, "Today we will talk about everything."

Zhao Shishi's other hand also covered Zhao Cong's hand again. He looked down at their hands and said slowly, "Your Majesty still remembers when I was 11 years old, I beat Zhao Ting hard in the back garden of the palace. What about Dun? Does Your Majesty know what kind of enmity I have with him? And why did I fight for the throne in my previous life?" Before Zhao Cong could react, he said one by one.

When he said that Zhao Shiting took people to strangle all his swallows to death, and he would never paint again, Zhao Cong's eyes were red.When I heard that in order to raise money for winning the position, I had to secretly paint and sell money, the dream I smashed with my own hands, but because of reality, I picked it up again and used it again. Every time I use it, I have to face the moment of smashing again. , how cruel.Zhao Cong cried immediately, he wished he could go back to Xiao Shiyi's previous life to help that poor child, his tears also fell on Zhao Shi Shi's hands.

Zhao Shishi still calmly talked about the things in his previous life, and said: "In the past two lives, you are the only person who taught me. I am only old and fierce, but I don't understand the bonds between people at all. I don’t even understand love and righteousness. Because no one has ever taught me, I have been crooked since the day I was born, no one taught me, no one corrected me. It is also because of you that I gradually become like a human being. Yes So when you wanted to give up on me, I wanted to say everything and try to get your forgiveness back, but I didn’t dare to say it, for fear that you would hate me even more. I was so afraid of losing you, and I made mistakes repeatedly Son, I thought that it was because of this that we had such a misunderstanding. I also thought that when I was strong, I would be able to have everything, including you.

I hate everyone, and I won't hate you either.

In fact, I have always been forced to move forward. In my previous life, if I did not fight, I would die.As far as I am concerned, I had to fight for the throne at the beginning, but it became instinctive in the end.With this life, with you, I realized that I can still be like this.Maybe I will disappoint you by doing this, and I will also feel sorry for the many people in Liao Kingdom. "

After he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Zhao Cong seriously, and said word by word: "Everyone in the world is inferior to you, Your Majesty."