Suo Diling

Looking at the back of Xiao Du leaving, I was alone on the couch in a daze.

—Could it be... I really fell in love with this kid?

When did I fall in love with him, and why didn't I notice it at all?

Feeling irritable, her body is getting hotter and hotter, especially her chest, and the cup and basin are brought in front of her: "Your Majesty, please rinse your mouth and cleanse your face."

I took the cup, and suddenly felt a hot current rushing up my throat, and I vomited a mouthful of blood.

The blood is extremely dark in color, and spreads in the water, filled with a sweet and greasy aroma.As soon as I spit it out, my feeling of dryness and heat dissipated a lot.Bai Yi turned pale with fright, hurriedly wanted to tell the imperial doctor, but I stopped him.He was so anxious that he was at a loss: "Your Majesty, coughing up blood is not a minor illness!"

I waved my hand: "Don't alarm anyone, don't let the regent know." As I said that, I looked around and saw that there were still a few palace people in the room, and said in a low voice, "Whoever saw me vomit blood just now, all Pull it out and deal with it, and make it clean. Also, ask the respect room to arrange the man named Shunde in the palace, I lack a clever person here."

Bai Yi nodded: "Yes."

As stated in the "Earth Scripture" -

If the Gu worms gradually weaken, they will cough up blood, cough up blood once every morning, after a few days, all the Gu worms will die.

Bai Yi nodded, poured all the blood into the chamber pot, carried the chamber pot back, and replaced it with a basin of clean water.I washed my face and finally calmed down.

Gu worms are dying, I am not tempted by this wolf cub.

Xiao Du's talented smile appeared in front of my eyes, my heart felt hot and I hurriedly closed my eyes.

In terms of emotion and reason, I have to hide it from him.If Xiao Du knows that I have no intentions for him, with his stubborn young mind, he will definitely push me even tighter, and the relationship between our uncle and nephew will only become more tense. If he finds out about that one day, who knows? what will become.

Perhaps, meeting each other in battle is only in a blink of an eye.Wolves are bloodthirsty beasts after all.

I was so worried that I called someone to change my clothes.

I couldn't wear yesterday's dragon robe anymore, so I chose a silk dress to go to court.The dragon patterns on the clothes are all woven with peacock feathers and real gold threads, decorated with thousands of emeralds, and the golden emeralds are shining. Although it is not as grand as the coronal sacrificial robe with twelve golden dragons, seven stars and nine luminaries, it is also luxurious and solemn enough.

I looked at myself in the mirror and slowly put the crown on my head, I felt as if I had returned to the past.

The clothes are as heavy as a thousand pieces of gold, and the crown on the forehead is so heavy that I have to straighten my waist and walk forward with my head held high.

Even if my waist and legs are so weak, I have to treat the first day of my return to the throne with caution.

Before going to court, I still need to pay my respects to Taiji Yu. Without the queen mother, she is my elder. Even if I am the emperor, I have to follow this filial piety.But it's a demonstration, and I'm no better than Xiao Dujian when I ascended the throne. If she wants to listen to the government behind the curtain, it can only be a dream.

I heard that this old woman is quite powerful, I have always wondered how Xiao Du restrained her, but when I approached her bedroom, I suddenly realized.The palace was in a mess, full of scattered clothes, and there were seven or eight beautiful boys lying on the ground, all drunk.

She is greedy for sex, and has raised so many faces, how can she have the spirit to fight for power?

Xiao Du is quite good at doing what he likes.

When I walked into her bedroom, the accompanying eunuchs yelled, but they didn't wake them up.

Only one rubbed his eyes, sat up, and the copper bells all over his body rattled.He was quite handsome, a barbarian with blond hair and blue eyes, who looked like a cat, and his almost naked body was covered with scars, all of which were scratched out by women's sharp nails, which was terrifying.

I couldn't help thinking of how Xiao Du climbed ashore after drowning, he was also in such a mess.

Poor, like a little beast.

My heart softened, I stopped, and lifted his chin.

The boy glanced at me and hurriedly bent down.

"Emperor, Your Majesty." He had a weird voice and couldn't pronounce the words clearly.

"What's your name?"

"Sang, Sang Ge."

"That sounds good." I straightened up and told the eunuch beside me, "Send him out."

"Your Majesty, where are you sending it?"

I asked him in a low voice, "Who brought you here?"

"Mother, Your Highness the Prince."

I understood it by heart: "Send it to the Prince Regent's mansion, and say that I gave it to him."

——To save him from being energetic and pestering me every day.

I thought so, but it was a bit uncomfortable.

"Xiao Nu, Xiao Nu doesn't want to be sent away, Xiao Nu wants to return to His Highness the Crown Prince's side."

I frowned: "The regent is your highness the crown prince."

The boy was startled, his eyes widened, and then he laughed.

"Great!"

Very good?Back to my master, be happy.

"Drag the others out," I raised my voice, staring at the couch blocked by the gauze curtain in front of me, and smiled coldly, intending to make an example of others, "I'll cut it off, it will bring disaster to the palace, and the crime will not be forgiven."

"Wait—" Kou Danran's scarlet nails protruded from the crack of the curtain, and the curtain was lifted, revealing a decayed face, pale and miserable, like a frost-beaten vegetable field.She smiled, "I just woke up, but I didn't realize that it was the emperor who came..."

Seeing her like this, I didn't pay much attention to her, and said: "I come to pay my respects to Empress Taiji."

She looked up at me for a long time: "The emperor really looks like Concubine Yu. However, he doesn't look like the former emperor at all... I don't know why," she covered her mouth and giggled, "The shape of the emperor's face, brows and nose reminds me of the emerald priest who is facing the wind in the jade tree."

I narrowed my eyes: "What does Taiji mean, I don't understand."

"Oh, I'm so confused, talking nonsense." She rubbed the center of her brows, "I just remembered some old things, remembered some sleepwalking talk of the former emperor during his illness, what kind of adultery, evil seed, alien star is here, the Xiao family is about to perish Ah, I also mentioned Concubine Yu Gui and Fei Yan, I'm afraid I heard it wrong."

I was furious, with a killing intent in my heart.

So rampant, dare to question my blood in front of me, and say such ridiculous nonsense...

I must kill this woman.

I waved my sleeves and wanted to leave, but she laughed again: "If your majesty is curious, you might as well ask someone else. Priest Fei must know these old things better than me."

For some reason, I faintly heard some threats and left the palace.

I walked slowly into the hall, sat on the throne, and watched all the civil and military officials kneel down towards me. Xiao Du stood in the front row, dressed in a silver-gray court uniform, like a humble courtier.

——If he is really a humble courtier, then he will be relieved, but unfortunately he will not be.

I raised my hand: "Everyone is flat."

Xiao Du raised his head, looked at me, and smiled vaguely.

I averted my eyes: "There have been many changes in recent days. I hastily ascended the throne because the situation requires it. I know that the responsibility is heavy, and I hope that all the gentlemen will actively participate in the performance. All the gentlemen, do you have a report?"

Under Long Chi, there was silence for a while.I saw clearly one or two people raised their heads, their crowns shook, but they turned to Xiao Du's direction, and then lowered their heads again.

I was slightly annoyed in my heart, and raised my voice: "The promise of thousands of people is not as good as that of one person. The Holy Son of Heaven is diligently seeking advice in order to achieve great governance. Now that there are internal and external troubles, why is there no one to advise?"

Still no one answered, a small court meeting was like a wake, and even the always strong Taiwei Yueyuan didn't speak.I was so angry that I knew that it was the contribution of the "Gongwei Division" established by Xiao Du, so I slapped the dragon chair hard: "I have just ascended the throne, so you think I am dead?"

There was another kneeling at the bottom, only one person didn't kneel - he couldn't kneel either, he could only sit.

There was a kneeling in the hall, and he sat alone in the wheelchair, which seemed a little arrogant.

I stared at him, and Xiao Yu cupped his hands and bowed to me: "Qizou Emperor, in recent days, the case of Yang Jian's theft of seals and the assassination of priests has been widely implicated. Half of them were either exiled or executed, and the people in the court were panicked, and the ministers really didn't dare to make rash suggestions on the cusp of this storm.

Xiao Du gave a low smirk, turned his body sideways, his eyes were serious.

"What does Prince Yu mean? This king is responsible for supervising the country. Naturally, he has the responsibility to investigate this matter. Rebellion is a serious crime. This king must deal with it carefully. Therefore, he must investigate the ministers who have contacts with Yang Jian. According to making friends with officials Law, their personal relationship with the eunuchs of the internal affairs has already violated the law of the king. Why should the king put them in prison? As for those who are guilty, the evidence is natural. Not guilty?"

"The regent has misunderstood, and Xiao Wang has no such intention." Xiao Yu looked at me without changing his face, "Your Majesty, I think that when foreign enemies invade, it will inevitably lead to civil strife, so this matter should be postponed."

I smiled in my heart, this Xiao Yu doesn't seem to have a bit of courage, but he can be of great use.

Now that Xiao Du is covering the sky with only one hand in the court, he cannot be allowed to dominate.

Xiao Yu also has military power in his hands, and he is also responsible for Situ, which is just right to restrain him.

"Prince Yu, I am short of a minister who can speak out. You are my nephew. You are a family member. I specially made you the Duke of Fu and gave you a yellow robe so that you can often go in and out of the palace. Each of you and the regent are my right-hand men, and together assist me in governing the country."

Xiao Dudao: "I think that the emperor is not in good health after returning from thousands of miles away, so he should cultivate well..."

I snapped: "I haven't finished my words yet, when will you interrupt?"

I intentionally frustrate Xiao Du in the court, lest the officials fear him and make him too domineering.Since he is my subject, he needs to understand the truth that the king is the guide for the subject.

As soon as this remark came out, although there were no people who submitted the memorial, those who submitted the memorial followed one after another. I ordered the supervisor of ceremonies standing in front of Longchi to accept them one by one, lest they be stopped by Xiao Du.

Seeing that Xiao Du bowed his head and remained silent, I said word by word, "Prince Regent, I think what Prince Yu said is reasonable. Since I have ascended the throne and have the important task of supervising the country, I will not ask the Regent to do it for me. The responsibility should also be fulfilled by Da Sixian Li Xiu. The regent asked me to go to the northern border in person yesterday to persuade Udun to surrender. The regent of Mou can bear this heavy responsibility. Therefore, I will designate you as the general of Tiance, lead three thousand elite soldiers, and join forces with King Ximo's Gyeonggi Army to defend against foreign enemies. Choose a good day, and I will hold a ceremony for you. As a gift to the heavens, I will personally send you off."

"Minister," Xiao Du paused, speechless, "accept orders."

I was a little surprised, I didn't expect that he would readily agree when I gave him such a small number of soldiers.

Refreshingly, I was a little uneasy.

This wolf cub always hides his secrets, and suddenly stretches out his paws to scratch.

"However, before I go to the northern border, I want to ask the emperor about it."

"What's the matter?"

"I want to ask the emperor to give me a tiger talisman, so that the Gyeonggi Army and the Zhenbei Army can all obey my orders."

Hearing this sentence, I'm not surprised - this Xiao Du wants to order the three armies!Wouldn't that allow him to be turned upside down?

"Let me consider this matter."

He knelt down and couldn't get up, and his words clanged: "The emperor has entrusted the minister with a heavy responsibility, and the minister will definitely live up to the entrustment."

My heart fluttered, and I looked at Lou Cang, Minister of the Ministry of War: "Louis, the tiger talisman is in your hand, and I order you to go with the regent."

"Yes."

Lou Cang is a very powerful character, a mighty general, invincible on the battlefield, and his strategy is extraordinary.I watched him knelt down, and a thought came to my mind, and said with a smile: "I heard that there are three daughters in Lou Shangshu's family, all of whom are talented and beautiful, especially Lou She. I am very fond of her, I intend to accept her as my concubine, what does Lou Shangshu think?"

I personally opened my mouth to Lou Cang in the hall, no matter how tough his temper is, it's not easy to save my face.Even if the Loushe people like Xiao Du in their hearts, I am the emperor after all.In this way, I can use this to win over the Lou family and hold the lifeblood of his family in my hands through his daughter.

Sure enough, Lou Cang nodded: "The emperor has his eyes on the little girl, it is really a good fortune to belong to the minister's family."

"Very well, you can let all three of your family's daughters enter the palace. After my brother's funeral is over, I will give them honors and titles, and I will definitely not treat them badly." I leaned back on the dragon chair, and turned to Yue Yue. Yuan, "I have also heard that Miss Yue San is very beautiful. I wonder if it is worthy of her name?"

Yue Yuanxian was startled: "The emperor has praised you absurdly. The daughters of the minister's family are all ordinary-looking."

"Oh?" I raised my brows, "Then I'm even more curious. How can you be so mediocre and famous in Mianjing, and attract countless princes to watch as soon as you go out? Why don't you let me appreciate it yourself?"

Without any hesitation, Yue Yuan leaned over quickly: "I am flattered, and I will let the little girl enter the palace some day."

I clapped my palms and smiled, but I saw Xiao Du lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down on the ground again.

"Your Majesty, I have the courage to implore the Emperor to marry Lousheren to my minister. I have been secretly in love with Lousheren for a long time, and they have a private life in the Xihe Temple. Lousheren is actually my servant. "

Xiao Du, you dare to play against me and steal women from me?

I was so angry that my seven orifices were smoked, but he said this in public, I really can't take someone's love, rob his wife, otherwise I will become a domineering, lustful and stupid king.

It's okay, it's okay, Lou's still has two daughters, and I'm lucky with one of them tonight.

I suppressed my anger, agreed to him, and then left.

All afternoon, I stayed in the Imperial Study Room reviewing the memorials, familiar with the long-lost government affairs, there were so many problems, large and small, that it made people dizzy, because I didn’t sleep all night last night, I approved dozens of folds, and I didn’t know what to do. Lie down on the desk and fell asleep.I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by a sneeze again. When I touched my forehead, it was also hot, as if I had caught a cold.

I braced myself up, and wanted to make a few more discounts, so that the important affairs of the court could be settled quickly, but I heard footsteps coming from far and near outside, and I walked to the door of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the Regent is asking to see you."

I said: "Say I'm busy, I won't see you."

"The regent said that there is something important to discuss."

"not see."

I rubbed my forehead, flipped through the playbook, and at a glance, it was blank.

close play?

I put it on a candle and baked it for a while, but I saw densely packed small characters appearing.

The Seven Killing Stars appeared, the Xiao family was destroyed, demons and ghosts were rampant, and the sun was dimmed.

I shook my hand violently, wanting to see whose memorial it was, and saw the word "Fei" at the bottom.

"Your Majesty, the regent, the regent has come in! The slaves can't stop them!"

I hastily dipped in the ink, scribbled on the playbook, threw it aside, put my hand on my chin, held the playbook under my arm, and pretended to sleep. With a "bang", the door of the study opened, and a gust of wind swept in, like a tiger descending a mountain. I stood still and didn't even blink my eyelids.

The door closed, the wind stopped, and the room suddenly became quiet, except for the sound of his breathing.

There was a light on my head, the imperial crown was taken off, and then something fell on my face, it was slender fingers, I didn't move, he continued to go down, pulled out a fold from under my arm, I squinted my eyes, Seeing that he took out a pen, he wanted to write memorabilia for me.

Instinctively, I reached out and pressed the memorial.

Xiao Du leaned down and put his head close to my neck: "Uncle Huang, you are really majestic in the court today, huh?"