Through the palace of the king of subjugation

"His Majesty--"

Li Yu wondered when Xiao Yao left the hall and when he quietly returned to the hall.

He was awakened by Xiao Yao's voice, he was stupefied at first, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Yao's obviously embarrassed expression, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Outside the hall—" Xiao Yao said hesitantly, "Miss Zhou family, please see me."

Li Yu didn't understand why Xiao Yao was in trouble, so he said puzzledly, "Then please come in."

"This—" Xiao Yao said in a low voice, "it's not in line with the rules."

Li Yu looked at Xiao Yao with puzzled eyes, and motioned him to continue talking——

"Third Miss is plain and linen, walking barefoot, taking off her hairpin and wearing a sin."

According to the Shang Ning ancestor system, even concubines who are disheveled cannot enter the emperor's bedroom, let alone Zhou Muyun's special status, he is still an unmarried girl, which is really unreasonable.

Li Yu hurriedly followed Xiao Yao to the outside of the hall, and saw Zhou Muyun kneeling in the corridor from afar.

"What is this for?" He frowned and tilted his head, trying to avoid suspicion, "I know that the affairs of the Zhou family have nothing to do with you, so you don't have to behave like this."

"Although the criminal woman did not participate in it, the criminal woman probably knew about the Zhou family's crimes, every single case." Zhou Muyun nodded and said lightly, "Not reporting the knowledge is to cover up, and the criminal woman dare not defend herself. Right now, there is just one more thing to beg His Majesty."

Li Yu turned his back, "What's the matter?"

"Auntie is awake." Zhou Muyun said awkwardly: "She is looking for life and death, she must see His Majesty."

*****

In the Hall of Yannian, Zhou Zheling had already taken off the complicated and solemn dress of the Empress Dowager, but before the severe winter came, she was wrapped in a thick quilt, with a fox fur cloak on her shoulders, and fell weakly on the ground. Beauty depends on the room.

Except for the jewels on the top of the head, the white hair is scattered on the shoulders, withered and dull; the wrinkles and ravines on the face after washing away the makeup, and a few age spots on the forehead and under the eyes are clearly visible.

An untimely charcoal fire was burning in the hall, and the sound of several heavy panting fell to the ground, all of which showed the desolate situation of the old man who was about to die.

When she heard the movement in front of the hall, she opened her eyes slowly, but the first thing she saw was Zhou Muyun who was following behind Li Yu.

Zhou Muyun's body and feet were randomly covered with the maid's clothes that Li Yuyu Xiaoyao found; there were no other women in the emperor's harem, but Li Yu couldn't take Zhou Muyun like this to the Yannian Palace, so he had to act hastily.

Zhou Zheling turned his eyes away in disgust, curled his lips and said, "There are no rules."

"It's almost dawn, and I have to go to court early." Li Yu ignored Zhou Zheling's words, "If the Empress Dowager has something to say, speak quickly."

Zhou Zheling glanced up at Li Yu, then raised his hand weakly, and behind the screen, an old woman walked out holding a brocade box with great care.

"Feng Yin." She said concisely: "The Ai family wants to make a final deal with His Majesty."

"The emperor holds the military power in his hands. As long as Aijia closes his eyes, no one can stop the emperor from taking power. Anyway, you like a man—"

"This Fang Fengyin—" She glanced at Zhou Muyun who was standing by the door, "Exchange this girl for a back position."

"Emperor, give her a fortune. No matter where you get the child in the future, this girl has the status of a aunt, and she can live in the palace."

"Don't worry, the emperor, this girl doesn't have the ability and disposition to control the emperor, Aijia only wants to—"

"Save the lives of the entire Zhou clan."

"The empress dowager did not forget to plan a strategy when she traveled to the poor place—" Li Yu leaned forward and said, "Yu'er really admires her."

"Yu'er? Yu'er... Yu'er..." Zhou Zheling sighed, and repeated the name several times, "The emperor hasn't called himself by this name in front of Ai's family for more than ten years—"

"Back then..." She stretched out her hand and gestured, "The emperor was only this tall. Aijia just picked you up from Yongxiang, and you always hugged Aijia's legs—"

"Yu'er wants this——Yu'er wants that—" She squeezed her throat, exaggeratingly imitating the tone of a child, "Grandmother, can you hug Yu'er—"

"That child is dead." Li Yu interrupted Zhou Zheling indifferently, "In front of the bedroom of Guangming Palace, together with Cuizhu, you beat him to death."

"That little girl's name is Cuizhu? Huh—" Zhou Zheling snorted coldly, "I don't remember Aijia anymore."

"How many lives have been contaminated by the Empress Dowager, Beauty Xiao, Cui Zhu, and even my mother—" Li Yuwei sneered, "If you remember everything, how can you sleep when you dream back at midnight?"

"The emperor has contaminated a few more lives, so he can't sleep either?" Zhou Zheling sneered, "Actually, Ai's family can't sleep either. How many people in high positions can sleep well?"

Li Yu raised his eyes calmly, "But I'm sleeping well now."

"The emperor now holds the winning ticket, can he sit back and relax?" Zhou Zheling said in a deep voice, "Are you planning to talk about this competition with the Ai family?"

"So many lives, they are all real people!" Li Yuji frowned, "In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, is it just a sale?"

"They—" Zhou Zheling took a deep breath, almost gnashing his back molars, "They're all lowly maidservants."

"The dozen or so girls you sent into my palace were only in their teens, and they lost their right to be mothers for the rest of their lives just because of your boring temptation." Li Yu asked: "Needless to say, it's also because They come from humble beginnings, don't they?"

"The hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River have to face enclosure and drought after the floods. The people are struggling to survive, and they almost have to change their children to eat. What is the reason?"

"There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians waiting for the city. They are warm and kind. The city is as rich as Jiang Ning. Now I am afraid that it has become a purgatory on earth. What is the reason?"

He kept asking, "Don't people who come from a humble background deserve to live?"

"Oh—it's ridiculous." Zhou Zheling said without hesitation: "Who is to blame for the death of the city, and who transferred the [-] people from the city..."

Zhou Zheling suddenly stopped talking.

This was the Li Yu she knew.

It is impossible for the emperor to sacrifice an entire city to seize power.

Li Yu was the child she watched grow up.

"You—" Zhou Zheling said tremblingly, "You lied to Aijia?"

"Right and wrong, I'm not the only one who can tell." Li Yu didn't answer Zhou Zheling's question directly, "In the future, the empress dowager will go to the immortals, why don't you go underground and ask the emperor, did he ever regret that for the power of the Zhou family, he set you up? For the future."

"You are not afraid of—"

"I'm not afraid." Li Yu interrupted, "It doesn't matter if it's true or it's a lie. Even if the Empress Dowager knows the truth now, it will only increase troubles."

"In the Yannian Palace right now, not a single fly can fly out, and no one can help you."

"I—" He leaned forward and stared at Zhou Zheling, "I won't negotiate a deal with you."

"The harem, the south of the Yangtze River, and the three cities in the northwest are full of blood debts, too many to write down, and the perpetrators must pay the price."

"I can be useless and nameless after my death, but in this world——"

"There must be an explanation!"

"You want—" Zhou Zheling's teeth trembled, "Execute Aijia?"

"No." Li Yu said decisively: "Not only will I not execute you, but I will also order the imperial doctor to take care of your phoenix body."

For those who have lived through three dynasties and lived a lifetime, death may be a kind of relief.

What Zhou Zheling is most afraid of is to see the power fall, the Zhou family collapses, but he himself is dying, imprisoned in the palace, helpless.

She is a woman who has been proud and disdainful all her life, but she has to watch everything she is most proud of being trampled into the mud with her own eyes.

"I—" Li Yu said and got up, "I want you to see it with your own eyes."

He turned his head and walked out of the hall. When he raised his foot and stepped over the threshold, a burst of terrifying laughter erupted behind him.

"Hahaha--"

Zhou Zheling's voice was like crying or laughing, and his whole person looked like crazy.

"You're crazy! You're crazy!" She screamed at the top of her voice, "Ms. Li is dead—Shang Ning is dead—"

Li Yu's steps stopped for a while, and the voice behind him sounded again.

"Do you think you won? Li Yu! You can't win!"

"You are entangled with a man! The Li family is the only one! In this world, sooner or later, the surname will no longer be Li—"

"Aijia wants to live, Aijia has to wait—"

"The Ai family wants to watch this country change its name and surname with its own eyes!"

"You think I—" Li Yu only spoke to Zhou Zheling from the back of his back, Shen Yi, indifferently, "Do you really care what the world's surname is?"

He really doesn't care anymore.

Although it is impossible for everyone in this world to live as they please, at least they should live with hope.

You can hug the one you love, you can say no to the things you hate.

Just like the white gull once told him——

You come to the world, you want to see the sun.Walk down the street with your sweetheart.

He withdrew and walked out of the hall, the sun had already risen, and the dawn light shone warmly on his body.

The palace door behind him closed slowly, locking all the crazy shouts inside.

"Brother Baiou." Facing the rising sun, he lowered his head and smiled softly, "Thank you."

*****

"Auntie, don't scare Muyun—" After Li Yu left, Zhou Muyun anxiously stepped forward, "Are you okay?"

Zhou Zheling seemed unable to hear Zhou Muyun's words, she cried and laughed, and roared loudly until the voices outside the hall were far away, and her frenzied voice stopped abruptly.

"What?" She stared at Zhou Muyun, her eyes were full of unwillingness, "Do you also hope that Aijia is really crazy?"

"Aunt..." Zhou Muyun's eyes widened in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

"Mu Yun—"

"Do you know why Aijia asked you to invite the emperor?" Zhou Zhe sneered, "The emperor is young and kind, and he still remembers the affection he had with you when he was young!"

"Hundreds of secrets, Li Yu." She gritted her teeth and said, "This round, Aijia—"

"I haven't lost yet!"

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You come to the world, you want to see the sun.Walk down the street with your sweetheart.From "Summer Sun" [Author] Haizi Modern

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