Heaven and earth return to one

The imperial doctor had already arrived outside the door, but because of the tense atmosphere inside, he didn't dare to enter for a while; the eunuchs and maids stood in two rows, and none of them dared to come forward to report.

Li Yunke showed despair, his eyes were full of bewilderment.

The queen mother looked sad, and turned to Li Yunshen again, wanting to speak again to persuade him.

However, Li Yunshen had already guessed what she was going to say, and said first: "Prince Duan, you have nothing to do with the king, and you have committed the crime below, do you admit to this crime or not?"

Li Yunke looked at him with dull eyes, and asked back: "If my younger brother pleads guilty, can the emperor get Xin'er back?"

"You are so brave." Li Yunshen didn't answer his words, and didn't care whether he gave him an answer, and said, "I have repeatedly declared that you will return to court, but you have repeatedly disobeyed the imperial decree. Can you admit this crime?" recognize?"

Li Yunke still didn't answer, and said the same sentence, "If my younger brother pleads guilty, can the emperor get Xin'er back?"

"You secretly hoarded troops and horses, intending to rebel, do you admit to this crime?"

"If my brother pleads guilty, will the emperor get Xin'er back?"

Li Yunshen snorted coldly, "One after another, which one is not a capital crime? Li Yunke, I want to punish you, what else do you have to say?"

"Enough!" The queen mother yelled angrily, not wanting to hear a word anymore, "Didn't you say that the border war is tight, and you brothers still have the mood to talk about these things here? The thief has already hit the door of the house, what are you going to do?" Year?"

Li Yunshen knew that the old lady wanted to favor Li Yunke, so he said dissatisfiedly: "Mother, he..."

"The Ai family understands. Now that I am old, you all think I am an old fool. You don't need to listen to what I say." The queen mother stood up with the help of the maid, pointed at Li Yunke and said, " So what if your son is lost? Have you ever thought about how many people on the border will be implicated and how many parents will lose their children? As a descendant of the Li family, you don't want to fight on the battlefield to protect the people at this time. Don't you feel ashamed to only think about your own child?"

Li Yunshen's brows twitched heavily, and he also stood up, angry in his heart but dared not speak out.

However, Li Yunke seemed to have been awakened, and kowtowed: "The guilty minister is willing to lead the army on the border, and make meritorious deeds!"

"That's what it looks like." The Queen Mother raised her chin slightly, and looked at Li Yunshen without rejection, "Does the Emperor have any objections?"

So what if you have an opinion, can you still say "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics" here?Li Yunshen almost gritted his silver teeth, but in the end he could only say reluctantly: "It couldn't be better."

The queen mother just smiled, and went to pull Li Yunke up in person, wiped his bleeding forehead with a silk handkerchief, and said softly: "Okay, you have heard what your emperor brother said, this time I went to the battlefield , you must do your best, and don’t do anything that will worry your brother, you understand?”

"My son understands." Li Yunke felt ashamed in his eyes, and his heart ached.

"The battle situation is critical, so don't delay, let's leave tonight." Li Yunshen said impatiently, "The two guards on the left and right will each send one hundred thousand elite soldiers to you. Whether you can deploy them depends on your own ability. In the Northern Territory, even if you lose a battle, you will definitely be held accountable!"

This is equivalent to clearly saying that he will not be given a token, which means that someone asked you to take it to the border, but it is not at your order, you can do it yourself.

Li Yunke had no objection, and knelt down to thank Junen.

Li Yunshen didn't want to see him again, so he walked out by himself, "If you fight the enemy with your heart, I will also ask the officials of the various states to help you find out the whereabouts of the prince, otherwise..."

"Even if the criminal minister dies in battle, he won't complain at all." Li Yunke knew that this was a warning with no deterrent effect, but he still said, "I just hope that if the emperor knows the whereabouts of Xin'er, he can do his best to rescue him."

After Li Yunshen left, the rest of the people also dispersed, and finally only the Queen Mother and Li Yunke's mother and son were left.

The queen mother wanted to call the imperial doctor in, but was stopped by Li Yunke. Li Yunke helped her back to the bedroom, and said: "My son is in a hurry, and it is not a serious problem. The queen mother does not have to worry. The emperor ordered my son to leave for the border overnight. My son Don't dare to delay, say a few words with the queen mother and leave."

The Queen Mother grabbed his hand, feeling really uncomfortable, "Since what happened to Cheng'er, your emperor brother seems to have changed, and he doesn't listen to Ai's words. Now that the matter has come to an end, I can't say that you two brothers Who is right and who is wrong, I only hate that I failed to be a good mother and let the first emperor down. You have seen what happened today, if he wants to make things difficult for you in the future, the Ai family may not be able to protect you You go to the border now, no matter what the result is, don't come back again, Aijia... Aijia believes that you can be fine outside, and you don't need to worry about me as a mother."

"Mother..." Li Yunke knelt down, tears rolling down, "My son is not filial. I have never served my mother for so many years, and I don't know how to understand her suffering. Now that my son is a father, I know that it is not easy for my mother, but I still can't." Taking the opportunity to repay the kindness of the queen mother is really a crime worthy of death!"

The Queen Mother also cried out with him, and pulled him up, "Silly boy, which mother loves her children and expects them to reciprocate? The Ai family has always hoped that you can find a virtuous and virtuous princess, so that Xin'er can have a good life." A clean and innocent background seems to be a fantasy. But as long as you are safe, Aijia will not ask who you will live with in the future."

Li Yunke gently wiped away her tears with his sleeves, and said: "I heard that my mother's body was not healthy a few days ago. Is it better these days? I don't know how long it will be before I go back. When my son is away, my mother Be sure to take care of yourself."

"Aijia's body may be tougher than your imperial brother." The queen mother slapped him, "If you don't come back, don't come back. Aijia will live a long life! Come on, go, don't let you Brother, think about it more."

Li Yunke was pushed back a few steps by her, stood there looking at her for a long time, then kowtowed three times respectfully, then got up and said: "The minister is gone."

"Let's go, let's go." The queen mother turned her back and walked in step by step, without turning her head to look at him again.

Li Yunke followed her back until he could no longer see her, then took a deep breath, turned around and strode away.

Not long after, the maid who was sent to wait outside by the Queen Mother came in and said, "The Queen Mother, the prince has already left."

The Empress Dowager held on to the maid's hand, and couldn't help crying anymore. The tears stained her delicate makeup, making this woman who looked very strong on weekdays look extremely fragile.

Before leaving the palace, Li Yunke was informed by Director Bai that Li Yunshen had already started to mobilize his troops, and asked him to meet the army ten miles away from the north gate of Yingzhong City in an hour, and set off overnight.

Li Yunke agreed, and left the palace gate absently.

But he didn't expect that there was a person waiting outside the palace gate that made him both pleasantly surprised and melancholy.

Nangong Xuan walked up to him slowly, looked him up and down, raised his hand to caress the wound on his forehead, and said: "When you entered the palace, You Qi had already explained to me what happened that day."

Li Yunke looked at him intently, a lot of words were stuck in his throat, but he couldn't utter a word.

"I chased you to the Qingsong Inn. Mrs. Lin said that you had returned to Yingzhong, so I hurried towards this side again." Nangongxuan said, "I didn't catch up with you all the way, I didn't expect that I arrived three days before you , I heard in the inn today that you went straight to the palace after returning to Yingzhong, so I ran here to wait for you."

Li Yunke opened his mouth, but felt dizzy for a moment. For a moment, his eyes were completely dark.

Nangong Xuan hugged his leaning body, and said worriedly: "Yun Ke?"

Li Yunke leaned on his shoulder, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, hugged him tightly, and whispered in his ear: "I'm sorry..."

Nangongxuan's hand paused, and he patted his back lightly, "You should save this sentence and tell Xin'er."

Li Yunke straightened up, took his hand and walked towards the north city gate, whispering: "Is Xiner okay? He was scared that day, I really deserve to die..."

"I don't know if Xin'er is good or not. After coaxing him to sleep that day, I came out to look for you before dawn. I haven't returned to Shura Mountain yet." Nangongxuan sighed, "After listening to what Han Luo said, I thought about it, and you probably have your reasons, but next time something like this happens, you still have to ask me first."

Li Yunke shook his head again and again, "No, there will never be such a thing again. I shouldn't use Xin'er, I'm simply not worthy of being a father."

"It's good if you know, go back and coax your son." Nangong Xuan pinched his fingers, "Also, Han Luo said that you rushed back to preemptively because you were afraid of the emperor's embarrassment. Are you wronged?"

Li Yunke stopped to look at him carefully, and said, "Xuan'er is really different."

Nangong Xuan was startled, "What?"

Li Yunke said: "Put it in your confidence, if I do such a thing, you will never forgive me even if you die."

Nangong Xuan covered his mouth, "You're still on the street, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Yunke held his hand and put it on his cheek, "Xuan'er, I feel bad."

Nangong Xuan had a bad feeling, "What?"

"Xuan'er, you've lost weight." Li Yunke said suddenly, "If you have to drive so fast, you'll be tossing yourself, don't you know I'm going to feel sorry for you?"

"...I haven't asked you why you came back so late!" Nangong Xuan pulled back his hand and squeezed his chin, "What happened in the palace, tell me quickly!"

Naturally, Li Yunke wouldn't speak slowly because he was so vicious these few times that he often couldn't get up the next day, which was probably not a good sign.He smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, one is good and the other is bad, which one do you want to listen to first?"

Nangong Xuan said: "Let's say something good first."

"Brother Huang was successfully deceived by me. He sent me to the border battlefield and dispatched 20 troops."

"What about the bad ones?"

Li Yunke's eyes dimmed, and he sighed: "I don't know if I will see my mother in the future."