Fragrance in the wind

After passing the biography, Concubine Shu entered the imperial study, and seeing Chun Yufeng was immersed in reviewing the memorial, she dragged her plum blossom skirt to the floor to greet her.

Chunyufeng didn't stop what he was doing, his brows were furrowed, and he wished he could finish dealing with the memorials piled up on the table immediately.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to conscript yourself?" Concubine Shu knew what would happen if she disturbed the emperor at this moment, but she still couldn't help herself to get the answer.

Chunyufeng finished approving one memorial and then approving another, and took a long time to reply: "If you came here for this matter, then don't say too much, I have to go."

Hearing that His Majesty's tone was still calm, Concubine Shu was a little relieved, and hurriedly said: "Even if Your Majesty rushes now, it will not be able to quench your thirst."

Just as he finished speaking, Chun Yufeng raised his head suddenly, and Concubine Shu realized that his eyes were already red, which must be the result of being overly depressed.He raised his lips, showing a stiff smile, and asked her in a strange tone: "No? Are you asking me to wait for his death in the palace?"

Concubine Shu was startled by his sudden smile, her heart trembled, all the words she prepared when she came came stuck in her throat and swallowed into her stomach, when she was hesitating, she heard Chun Yufeng say again: "If there is nothing else, go out! "

Concubine Shu closed her eyes, making a decision in her heart, knelt down on the knees, looked straight into the other's eyes with her beautiful eyes, and asked firmly, "Does Your Majesty still know what you are doing?"

Chunyufeng threw the brush in his hand suddenly, the ink-colored juice splashed all over the floor, and said in a loud voice, "When will it be a woman's turn to interfere with what I'm going to do?"

"Forgive me for your boldness, this concubine is not trying to interfere with His Majesty's private affairs, this concubine really cares about His Majesty, and is deeply afraid of His Majesty..." Concubine Shu hesitated for a while, and finally lowered her gaze, "I am deeply involved, but I don't know it. "

Hearing these words, Chunyufeng felt in a trance for a while, his chest felt as if he had been crushed, and the pain seemed to twist, and the words of Concubine Shu's words that he was deeply immersed in and unconsciously echoed in his ears, he has been holding back The love in the bottom of my heart is not father's love. It turns out that others have already seen it clearly, and he thought he was faking it very well.

Concubine Shu raised her eyes and glanced at Chun Yufeng, seeing him in such a state, she became more sure of what she was thinking, so she broke the boat and said, "Has Your Majesty forgotten all about Empress Jiade?"

"Concubine Shu!" Chunyu Feng stopped drinking, the lines of his face tightened suddenly when he heard the name, and he narrowed his eyes: "Who gave you the courage to come to me and say these things?"

Concubine Shu paused, pretending to be calm and said: "It is the concubine who speaks from the bottom of her heart, and it has nothing to do with others."

Chunyufeng stared at the people underground for a long time with his eagle-like black pupils, and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to be delayed by anything today. I have never said these things as Concubine Shu, and I don't want to hold anyone accountable. Go back to your bedroom!"

Concubine Shu bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "I have already said what should be said, and the concubine who should not have said it. As for the result, it still depends on His Majesty's own choice." After saying that, she bowed her head and walked away. Retirement ceremony.

After leaving the imperial study room, she looked at the majestic and undulating palaces from a distance, and her eyes stopped at a part of Qingluan Palace, thinking of that child, how long has it been since she recalled it?When did such a vague and ambiguous relationship start?It lasted about three or four years.

Over the past few years, the child has been deeply rooted in His Majesty's heart when he discovered it bit by bit. From this point of view, if there is something wrong with that child, His Majesty is afraid...

Concubine Shu had to admit that the emperor had changed, and the look of pain in her eyes was never there even when he personally killed Zhao Lingxuan.She had to believe the absurd guess that His Majesty fell in love with the Queen and that person's child.And that child has a blood debt on his body, how could he give his heart to His Majesty, and it will definitely hurt His Majesty at that time, the result can be imagined, it seems that he has to do something, maybe letting that child go is the best choice. .

Concubine Shu's thoughts were tactful, drifting to a winter 20 years ago.

A heavy snow covered the entire palace with a layer of white, and the busy palace people in Wangdi Palace kept shuttling back and forth, with tense faces.

"Madam, push harder, and the baby will come out soon."

The maid beside the bed encouraged anxiously.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty" the woman's hands scratched blindly.

Fearing that she would scratch her, the palace maid hurriedly hugged her and comforted her, "Don't worry Madam, Your Majesty is waiting outside."

The woman took a few breaths and exhausted her last bit of strength, only to hear the cry of the baby, and the fetus landed.

"It's the prince, the first prince of Chunyu Kingdom!" Wen Po said in surprise, and then suddenly remembered something, her expression obviously became panicked, she looked at the newborn baby in her hand, and sighed, wondering if the child was still alive. How long can you live.

Not long after, the door was opened, "Lingxuan...Lingxuan" Chunyufeng called the woman's name, and broke in.

Everyone knelt down in unison.

Chunyufeng stepped forward and took the baby from Mrs. Wen's hands. Looking at the cute baby in the swaddle, with a chubby face, he liked it very much.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty." Zhao Lingxuan called weakly.

It seemed to be too happy, Chunyu Fengshi thought of Lingxuan, walked up to hold the baby, and said softly: "I am here, Lingxuan, look how cute our son is, what reward do you want, just say, will be given to you."

Lingxuan looked at the child, with warm love and deep reluctance in his eyes, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, please give him a name."

Chunyufeng thought for a while, and said: "Restrain yourself and return to courtesy, and the world will be benevolent." After he finished speaking, his eyes contained distant sustenance, "Let's call him Chunyuke."

Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, panic gradually appeared in her eyes, and she motioned to the maid at the side to help her kneel on the ground.

"Lingxuan, what are you doing?" Chunyufeng stepped forward to help her up.

Lingxuan insisted on not getting up, bowed her head and said: "I don't want any rewards, I just ask His Majesty to protect our son and let him grow up strong."

Chunyufeng froze immediately after some pleadings, his eyes turned from warm to cold and then looked at the baby in the swaddle became complicated again, the baby seemed to sense his change of mood, grinned and began to cry, everyone was shocked.

Chunyufeng carried the child to Mrs. Wen, and then repelled everyone in the house.

After hesitating for a long time, Chun Yufeng finally said in a low voice: "Don't worry! No matter what method I use, I will protect him." The voice was still lingering, and he turned away.

In the pepper house——

The queen looked at herself in the mirror, with red lips and winking eyes, complementing each other, and asked coldly, "How is Mrs. Zhao?"

"Mother and child are safe, he is a prince." The maid said in a low voice.

"Prince? Those who take away His Majesty don't count, and they want to covet the crown prince." The queen clenched her fists tightly, and said with red lips: "Everything that this palace has suffered, others must suffer one by one."

It took only a short time for this situation to reach the ears of the Emperor Zhaoyang Hall.The wine glass in his hand shattered into slag when he exerted his internal force, and the blood fell on the ground drop by drop, making a noise about his incompetence. Whenever this happened, he wished he could immediately rush to the Jiaofang Hall and strangle that crazy woman to death. I'm tired of it, it doesn't matter if the puppet emperor is improper.

But he didn't have such courage, he didn't care about the rise and fall of Chunyu country, the country and the unification of the world that his ancestors had laid down with blood.At this moment Chunyufeng hated himself to the core, he, the emperor, was a coward who couldn't even protect his beloved woman.

Three days later, the emperor fell ill, and all the imperial physicians in the palace took turns to diagnose and treat him, but none of them were effective.

In desperation, someone suggested asking the mage to set up an altar in front of Zhaoyang Hall.

The mage recited a few incantations, and the emperor, who had been in a coma for several days, immediately regained consciousness.

Seeing that the emperor was awake, the queen praised the magician's effectiveness, and finally let go of her hanging heart.

"Amitabha, this method only temporarily alleviates the external evil spirit in Your Majesty's body, but it cannot eradicate it." The mage said.

"What does the mage mean?"

When the mage asked the question, he replied to the queen: "After passing through, I can cast the spell. The poor monk noticed that there is a cloud of ghost energy hidden in the southwest of Zhaoyang Hall, and it will not disperse for a long time. I am afraid that there are people in the palace practicing witchcraft."

The queen was shocked when she heard that, since ancient times, the laws of Chunyu country have clearly stipulated that the use of these forbidden techniques is strictly prohibited, and most of the violators are regarded as serious crimes that implicate the nine clans.

With the emperor's acquiescence, the empress ordered the guards in the palace to dig three feet to the southwest of Zhaoyang Hall to search and arrest them.

In less than a stick of incense, the imperial guards dug up wooden figurines and silk books in the back garden of Wangdi Hall, which were filled with words cursing the emperor.

Although the queen is happy, after so many years of edification in the harem, she has also learned the superficial skills, pretending to be disbelieving on the surface, and said: "I believe that Mrs. Zhao is not such a person, after all, your majesty has always been so good to her. , how could you do something ungrateful?"

After hearing this, Chunyufeng was even more distressed, staring at the wooden figures and silk books on the ground in silence, and after a long while he struggled to get up and insisted on confirming it himself.

It doesn't take a moment.The jade chariot of the emperor and the empress stopped at Wangdi Hall, Chunyufeng and the empress went directly into Mrs. Zhao's sleeping hall with the help of Fu Zhi, at this time the hall was turned into a mess, and the servants in the room were all weeping.

Zhao Lingxuan, who was leaning on the bed, had an unusually calm face, as if she was waiting for the god of death to come, her eyes were empty and far away looking at the curtain embroidered with papyrus patterns beside the bed, recalling the first time she met His Majesty that year.

I still remember that back then, she was just a little maid in the imperial palace. Because she was greedy for food, she carried the sweet-scented osmanthus cake she secretly brought in her bosom. A boy around her own age was born, and Lingxuan almost threw away the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her hand in fright.When she regained her composure, she saw those cold eyes staring straight at the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her hand. Feeling distressed, she broke off half a piece and gave it to the other party. The boy hesitated, then took it and stuffed it into his mouth to chew. .At that time, he was just an inconspicuous thirteenth prince squatting in a corner.

She has no virtue or talent, not to mention a profound family background. The emperor loved her once and made her his wife. From then on, she ended her days of being a slave and a handmaid.

The increasingly clear sound of footsteps interrupted her thoughts, and Lingxuan didn't intend to get up to pick her up.

As soon as the queen entered the door, the queen said in a mournful voice: "Sister Zhao, Your Majesty has always loved you so much, how could you do such an outrageous thing and revenge?"

Zhao Lingxuan's pale face showed a layer of sarcasm, and people who are about to die don't have to be afraid of anything, "Does the queen know why she has never had an heir?"

The queen froze when she heard this, her eyelashes trembled violently.Only listening to Zhao Lingxuan's faint voice, she continued: "It's because of your jealousy and narrow-mindedness that you can't tolerate others. Lingxuan was a mother for the first time, and she had a deep feeling, so I advise the queen not only for her own future, but also for the future generations. To leave a way out, don't do things too extreme, don't always drive people to a dead end."

Following Mrs. Zhao's words, the Queen's face turned livid with anger. She stepped forward and raised her hand to slap Zhao Lingxuan loudly on the face. Vicious and ruthless, the real face will only be revealed when things happen." Turning to Chun Yufeng who had been silent all this time, he said: "Your Majesty, such a scheming and vicious woman must not be tolerated."

Chunyufeng didn't reply, it was obvious from his attitude that he acquiesced.

The heating in the bedroom filled Zhao Lingxuan's eye sockets, and a crystal drop fell down. The reluctance and love in the tearful eyes moved people's hearts, and she quickly lowered her eyelashes, burying her deeply.

The queen stood aside and watched Madam Zhao get up from the bed coldly. Because she was in the confinement period and her body had not yet recovered, she collapsed when her feet touched the ground. She dragged her heavy body and rubbed against Chunyu little by little. At the foot of the wind, he tugged at the corner of the royal robe: "Do you know why I cursed you? Because I hate you, I hate your cowardice, I hate your ruthlessness."

Chun Yufeng clenched his hands hidden in his cuffs into fists, lowered his head to look at her, and said in words: "Zhao Lingxuan doesn't care about my infatuation for you, and you have resentment towards me in your heart."

"Your Majesty, have you ever loved Lingxuan?" A tragic smile appeared on her lips, and her trembling eyes were filled with the disappointed face of the other party.

Chunyufeng didn't intend to answer, raised his head and took a step back, announcing: "All those involved in this matter beheaded for public display. As for Chunyuke, after all, he is of royal blood, let him live, and don't let me see him again." This emotion seemed to have reached a critical point, causing the last sentence to be squeezed out of his throat.

In the blink of an eye, it is already 20 years old.The matter of witchcraft involved Queen Jiade's reputation, so later generations never mentioned it.After the Zi clan was exterminated and the empress was deposed, Empress Jiade was able to wash away her grievances.

Looking back on the years, Concubine Shu thinks back to herself that she was just the emperor's eyeliner placed beside the queen.