love palace

Dayan Kumao Mountain.

The twilight and heavy snow made the mountains blurry, and even the outline of the village could not be seen clearly.

Wrapped in a thick woolen cloak, Yonglin stood on the top of the cold and windy mountain, holding a wine gourd in his hand, unplugged it, and poured the wine on the frozen tablet without writing.

More than a hundred corpses of Ke Weiqing's parents and clan members are buried here.At any time, it looks like a human tragedy.

Because the father's army is dealing with the unarmed common people, not the enemy army.

But for Emperor Father, as long as he can defend the throne, he would not hesitate to slaughter as many people as possible.

Yonglin was deeply disgusted.Does it really matter if it was born by a man or a woman?It's just a way of being born.In ancient times, it was said that the sun god was born of a man, and some gods were nurtured by a female wolf. The history of Wu Que is also a fairy clan. It is a descendant of a phoenix and should be respected. How can it be regarded as a monster?

Yonglin lowered his head. In fact, he never cared about Ke Weiqing's life experience and legends. All he cared about was Ke Weiqing, whether he was a god or a demon.

In this life, he would be satisfied as long as he got Ke Weiqing. He liked him so much, even to the point of madness.Sometimes, Yonglin himself will feel scared, but he still can't stop.

As long as Ke Weiqing confessed in prison that he loved the emperor, Yonglin wished he could die on the battlefield. At least in this way, he didn't have to hear Ke Weiqing's confession.

"Why does the emperor treat you like this, and you still love him?"

Yonglin couldn't ask this sentence at that time, or in other words, he knew that if he asked, it would only make his heart feel more uncomfortable.

"Wei Qing, how can I be inferior to the emperor?" Yonglin said to himself.

He used to think that the only difference between him and Huang Ye was the throne.Ke Weiqing is a minister, and Huang Ye is the king. If there are monarchs and ministers, there are superiors and subordinates. Ke Weiqing must obey Huang Ye.Therefore, in order to get Ke Weiqing, he must first seize the throne.

He didn't mean it sincerely, and wanted to avenge the Wuque people.This, Ke Weiqing must have seen it long ago, right?But Ke Weiqing didn't say anything, and never blamed him.

In the end, all the sins were borne by Ke Weiqing alone.

"Am I loving you, or am I hurting you?" Yonglin murmured in pain, clutching the wine gourd tightly.

After escaping from the palace, all major cities were under martial law. He had no other place to go, so he returned to Wuque Village hidden in the deep mountains. He thought it must not exist, but was surrounded by officers and soldiers long ago, but he was surprised. They found that the village was still where it was.

"The patriarch said, let us not run away in all directions. He will find a way to make the emperor stop searching the mountains." An old man said this.

That's right, Ke Weiqing surrendered to Huang Ye. Now that he had found the person he wanted, Huang Ye stopped searching the mountains and let the women, children and old people of the Wuque clan go.

It was only then that Yonglin realized that Ke Weiqing might have planned it early in the morning. He wanted to die in exchange for the lives of his clansmen.

They wanted revenge so much, and Ke Weiqing couldn't stop it alone, so he had to make himself the "culprit" and take the heaviest crime.

The more Yonglin thinks about it, the more he hates himself.How could Ke Weiqing like him?He didn't understand his heart at all, and just pushed him into hell blindly!

If Ke Weiqing hadn't been pregnant with Huang Ye's child, he would have been executed by Huang Ye long ago.

Thinking of that child, Yonglin's mood became more complicated.He was so jealous of Huang Ye and wanted to kill that child, now that he thinks about it, what's the difference between him and the late emperor?They are all so cold-blooded and ruthless, they will do anything for their own selfish desires!

Today, the child was born without incident, which is really fortunate.To some extent, it can alleviate the guilt in his heart, but Yonglin still can't let go of the worry in his heart, because Huang Ye... also shed the blood of the late emperor.

Is it the right choice to let Ke Weiqing stay with Huang Ye?Yonglin has personally experienced the ruthlessness of the emperor and the insidiousness of the harem.His mother was murdered by other concubines, and if he was not physically weak, he would have been poisoned to death by the elder brother or other concubines long ago.

Thinking of this, Yonglin was very worried about the safety of Ke Weiqing and his children.It might be a good thing to give birth to a prince, and it can improve Ke Weiqing's status in the harem, but it will also bring... a disaster of death.

"Hoo-hoo!"

The wind and snow were raging, and large flakes of snowflakes flew randomly onto Yonglin's white cloak. He suddenly turned his head and said to the boulder beside him, "Since you're here, come out."

"Ah, I was discovered by you! I thought I hid it well!" A boy whose head was already covered with snowflakes, smiled mischievously and cutely, and jumped out from behind the stone.

"What are you doing out in this weather?" Yong Lin frowned and asked him.This child is nine years old and is a witch.He was the same age as when he met Ke Weiqing, but matured much earlier.

"It's time for me to ask you! It's snowing so much, what are you doing on the top of the mountain instead of recuperating in the house?" the boy asked with his head raised.The round face was flushed by the cold wind, and the brown eyes were as clear and moist as ice crystals.However, no matter how he pretended to be mature, there was still a childlike look in his eyes.

"Xue Yu." Yong Lin called his name.Speaking of which, his life was saved by this child. Because of his physical injuries and suffering from hunger and cold, he fainted at the mountain pass and was hit by a snowstorm.

This child is the king of children in the village. He went down the mountain on his own initiative to check the snow on the mountain road, and found him.He was already covered in snow and was dying.

Yonglin still remembered that he opened his eyes weakly and asked his name.

"My name is Xueyu." The boy said with a smile, like the sun is blooming.

"It's so nice..." Yonglin's last impression was this lovely, caring face, and the snow all over the sky.

"You need to rest more, get well soon, everyone in the village is very worried about you." Xueyu blinked her eyes.

"I'm sorry." Yong Lin apologized, Wu Que was really kind.

"Hey?"

"I came out on my own to cause trouble for you."

"Hehe, it's all right." Xueyu rubbed her reddened nose embarrassedly, then stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Isn't it cute?"

"This is...?" Yong Lin slightly opened his eyes.In Xueyu's hand was a snow-white rabbit, pinched out of accumulated snow, with two evergreen leaves as rabbit ears, it was lifelike and very cute.

"When the children in the village are sick, I always use this to coax you. I will give you one, and you will heal well." Although shivering from the cold, Xueyu still tried to raise her hands high.

"Thank you." Yong Lin took the snow rabbit with one hand, took off his sheepskin cloak with the other, and wrapped it around Xue Yu's body, "This little rabbit... reminds me of some past events."

"Um?"

"It's nothing, let's go down the mountain, your hands are frozen." Yonglin smiled slightly, and put the wine gourd in front of the tombstone.

The two held hands and went down the mountain together.Xueyu looked at the tall and handsome Yonglin, and suddenly asked, "After you recover from your injury, will you leave us and go find Brother Qianlong?"

"Yeah. I'm going to find Qianlong, but before that, I have other things to do." Yonglin turned his head and looked in the direction of the mountaintop again.

Qianlong and dozens of Wuque soldiers rushed out during the worst battle, and were forced to exile because of Huang Ye's search of the mountains. Yonglin already knew their whereabouts, but the two had not met yet.

"We will rescue Hong Liu and the others." Yong Lin looked down at Xue Yu and said firmly.

"I believe in you." Xue Yu smiled brightly.For some reason, at this moment, his face made Yonglin see Ke Weiqing when he was a child, and his heart was shocked!

However, the hallucinations quickly dissipated.Xueyu and Ke Weiqing have completely different personalities and appearances, so why do I feel this way?

Forget it, Yong Lin shook his head lightly, heartbroken... It really wasn't that easy to heal.

"Oh, the rabbit is melting!" Xue Yu suddenly yelled.

Maybe it's because Yonglin's palm is relatively hot, the rabbit made of snow has gradually melted, and the ears made of leaves have fallen off.

"It's okay, next time I'll make as many as you want, and you can fill the window sill!" Xueyu shouted anxiously, probably because she was afraid that Yonglin would not heal his wounds obediently.

Yong Lin smiled and did not speak, and gently stroked Xueyu's hair, just like he stroked Ke Weiqing back then.

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After winter, the sky is always gloomy, and today is the same. In the afternoon, it snowed heavily again, making the palace even darker, and people's hearts were panicked.

The emperor not only went to the morning court today, but also added the afternoon court, no, even though it was snowing heavily, the courtiers still came to the palace one after another in sedan chairs and horses.

The Wuque Clan's rebellion has never happened so far.The bandit leader Ke Weiqing gave birth to another prince with a different status than before. Everyone felt overwhelmed as to how this crime should be convicted.

Youdao is unpredictable, no one wants to offend the emperor, get rid of the prince and demote the end, but the state has state laws, and the family has family rules. The laws of this country are above, and one cannot know that there are traitors in the palace, but still Ignore it?

Regardless of whether they are ministers, generals or veterans of the cabinet, they are all loyal to Huang Ye. They know that it is necessary to remind the monarch to punish Ke Weiqing correctly.

Capital crimes cannot be escaped, so what if he gave birth to a prince?Can the crime of rebellion be erased?At worst, give him a whole body, and don't put him to death early.However, everyone could see that the emperor had no intention of executing Ke Weiqing, otherwise it wouldn't have been so many days without even saying a word of punishment.What should they do?

This hot potato was thrown from the Ministry of Punishments to the Ministry of Officials, and then the Ministry of Officials handed it over to the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Jia Peng was not stupid, not only did he not accept it, but he pointed out that this case should be tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so he went around and returned to the original point. , stalemate with each other.

"Master Prime Minister." An old prince greeted Jia Peng wearing a red cloak from a long distance away, "How are you doing?"

"Okay. My lord is healthy!" Jia Peng also smiled back.The two talked about Dong Xue's auspicious words, and then brought the topic to the case of the Wuque Clan. Just as Jia Peng was about to say something, a red-covered sedan chair suddenly came.

"It's Ke Xian!" Someone sharply saw Ke Wangye getting out of the wheel. He was wearing a third-rank court dress.

"Why did he come here? What a strange move." The old prince seemed to be talking to himself. Ever since Ke Weiqing committed a crime, Ke Xian was ordered to confine himself at home to reflect. Who told him to teach such a wicked person!

To be honest, the emperor did not directly confiscate Prince Ke's house, which was already a great kindness, probably because of Concubine Lan Gui's face.Now that he came to court, is he begging the emperor to spare Ke Weiqing's crime?Or come to collect Nizi's body?

Jia Ou speculated in his heart that he was going to say that today he would urge the emperor to punish Ke Weiqing, but now he kept silent.

Outside, it was snowing heavily and the wind was cold, but inside the Xuanzheng Palace was warm and bright.The furnishings here, no matter when you look at them, are brilliant and rich, full of the majesty of the Great Yan Empire.

The emperor, dressed in a gold-patterned dragon robe, sat majesticly on top of Dan Bi.The dark and sharp eyes swept over the hundreds of officials below, and the atmosphere in the hall became even more solemn.

"Everyone loves you, stay calm." Huang Ye's voice was loud and deep, and the hall was so high and spacious, the echo trembled slightly, shaking the hearts of every courtier.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The courtiers kowtowed in fear, then got up and listened quietly to Huang Ye's words.

"Xuan Er came here today because there are two things that need to be judged." Huang Ye glanced at them and went straight to the topic, "One is that Concubine Li poisoned the royal family's heirs and committed suicide in fear of crime."

The ministers whispered for a while, although this is the emperor's family matter, but harming the future prince is also a state matter, so they all looked at Jin Haixian, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, who stood at the forefront.

"Your Majesty! I am extremely heartbroken for raising such an unworthy daughter, and I deserve death!" Jin Haixun knelt down on the ground and said heartbroken.

"Jin Shangshu, I originally wanted to send her to the cold palace, so that she could have a place to live. But she knew that she had committed a serious crime, and she has already apologized with death. I remember the past, and I will not pursue your crimes again."

"Your Majesty's kindness and virtue, I will never forget it!" Jin Haixun broke out in sweat and kowtowed again.Killing the prince, let alone a daughter, would risk the lives of his whole family.

Maybe the daughter committed suicide in prison because of this thought.Alas, if this is the case, why bother at first.

"My lords, what do you think of my handling?" Huang Ye asked.

"Your majesty is wise! It's handled properly." All the officials said in unison.

Concubine Li poisoned the prince, there were witnesses, even if the emperor said to spare her, the ministers would not agree.Her death saved her trouble.

"The second thing is also the main purpose of opening the Wuchao today." Huang Ye paused and said clearly, "I have already made up my mind about Ke Weiqing's participation in the Wuque tribe's rebellion."

"What?" The officials were surprised, there was a decision so soon?They thought the emperor would delay it forever.

"Li Deyi."

"The slave is here."

"Show the secret letter to the family of the ministers."

"Yes."

Li Deyi flicked the white jade whisk in his hand, carrying a plate with a letter on it, and went down the steps.

"What is the secret letter?" The ministers looked at each other, wondering what the emperor was thinking?Prime Minister Jia Peng first picked up the secret letter, and it was thick. It seemed that the letter was very long, but he only read the first line and recognized it was Prince Muren's handwriting. He was shocked!

"This, this is..." The other ministers couldn't hold back, and they also looked up.This letter describes the whole story of the rebellion, which shows that Ke Weiqing did not intend to rebel, but was forced by him. He also told about the massacre of Wuque Village by the former emperor, which made all the officials feel ashamed and stood in place.

"As you all have seen with your own eyes, the rebellion of the Wuque Clan was started by the late emperor. Prince Muren took this opportunity to blackmail Ke Weiqing and force him to participate in it. Ke Weiqing didn't really want to rebel, so, After he raised his troops, he didn't go straight to the imperial city, but delayed in a roundabout way, reducing the number of casualties in the war until the army was defeated."

Huang Ye said solemnly, "So, I will spare Ke Weiqing from the death penalty. At the same time, I will also cut off his official title, demote him to a commoner, and confine him in the palace to make an example."

Saying it is confinement, isn't it the same as protection?What does it matter if Ke Weiqing is well-clothed and well-fed in the palace without his title and salary?

The emperor was obviously favoring him. Jia Peng was a little dissatisfied, and said, "Your Majesty, how can the imperial city be easily captured by a rebellious party? I think this is Prince Muren's sophistry! There are many mistakes and omissions, and there are many doubts. I hope the emperor will see clearly. !"

"Jia Aiqing." Huang Ye smiled lightly, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Do you think Ke Weiqing is a hussar general? At that time, there were only 20 guards in the imperial city, and he could dispatch 100 million with the Golden Tiger Talisman. Even more troops are directly attacking the imperial city. Today, you and I will not be able to discuss politics here."

"But..." Jia Peng knew that what the emperor said made sense, and Ke Weiqing was indeed a genius in leading troops to fight, so there was no reason why he should not fight against the imperial city, but only fight against counties.But he is still very dissatisfied, the emperor commits the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law, not to mention that Ke Weiqing is just a fake prince with a bad background...

"Your Majesty! You are so magnanimous and generous to my son, I am deeply terrified!" Unexpectedly, when everyone was afraid to express their opinions, Ke Xian came out to speak, and knelt down on his knees with a plop!

"Oh?" Huang Ye looked at Ke Xian who was crying down the steps with great interest.

"Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness and kindness. However, my son did make a mistake. He violated His Majesty's trust and insulted Yan's dignity. Capital crimes cannot be escaped." Ke Xian seemed to be ruthless. The appearance of vice righteousness killing relatives.

"I said, Lord Ke, you are really cheap and good-looking, what kind of play is this acting in?" someone choked.

Everyone knows that if Ke Weiqing can get rid of the crime, Ke Wangfu will benefit the most. Why would he want Ke Weiqing to have an accident?Could it be that he was playing hard to get, and wanted the emperor to praise him for his "awe-inspiring righteousness"?

"No! I really think..." Ke Xian wanted Ke Weiqing to die because he gave birth to a prince, and it is unknown whether his daughter Shuo Lan is pregnant with a prince or a princess.Before he went to court, Princess Ke urged him to beg the emperor to kill Ke Weiqing in the court hall, so as to rectify the majesty of the country's law.

This situation was both awkward and tense, Ke Xian acted as if he was pleading guilty and selfless, while the others watched the show from the sidelines.

After a moment of silence, Huang Ye said, "Uncle Ke Wang has always been strict with himself, fair and strict. He is loyal to me and Dayan, and he will die after death. I understand this. I also know that everyone is puzzled, why do I believe Yonglin's words? , is it not adulterated?"

"Yes..." The ministers couldn't help but nodded.

"Because I still have strong evidence in my hand that Ke Weiqing did not intend to rebel." Huang Ye said firmly.

"What?" Everyone looked at each other, "Is there any evidence?"

"Bring it here." Huang Ye turned around and said, an old lady in a red brocade robe walked into the hall with her head down, holding a yellow silk baby in her arms.

"This is...?" Jia Peng and Ke Xian were all dumbfounded.

"Come up." Huang Ye ordered again, and after kneeling on the steps, Mammy got up and walked to the side of the dragon chair.

"This child is the ironclad proof." Huang Ye glanced at the officials and said forcefully, "When Ke Weiqing was pregnant with him, he tried his best to protect him from the enemy. If he hated Dayan and wanted to usurp the throne, how could he?" Willing to continue the bloodline for me?!"

"This... makes sense." Everyone thought about it, and it was true. Who would want to give birth to a child for the enemy?

"So, I want to spare him the death penalty, ministers, what do you think?"

Just when the ministers were dejected and wanted to set an example, the baby in the swaddle suddenly burst into tears, and the old mother was startled and hurried to coax her.This was the first time in the hall that there was such a loud and vibrant voice.

Some people laughed, some stretched their necks and looked at the swaddling clothes, hoping to see the prince's true face.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection." The ministers continued.

"As for the Wuque people in the prison, according to the law, they will be sent to Shishan mining first, and they will be punished with corvée. After all, they are descendants of the immortal family. If they kill them at will, I am afraid that they will anger the heavens." Huang Ye took it for granted. The ministers have no chance to refute.

"Yes! I understand! This is a wise move by the emperor." The ministers had no choice but to bow and respond.

"The most important thing now is to arrest Yong Lin and other escaped Wu Que rebels. I hope to settle this case as soon as possible and restore peace to the people." Huang Ye ordered.

"Your servants will obey the order!" The Ministry of Officials and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment took a step forward to receive the order.

"It's getting late, Sanchao." Huang Ye stood up.A bloody killing that was very likely to occur had subsided in this way, and the atmosphere in the palace seemed to be less tense, but the emperor's favor for Ke Weiqing was even more obvious.

It seems that after today, there are many officials who want to curry favor with Prince Ke's mansion.

"I respectfully send off the emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

These three shouts of long live really frightened the child, and he cried even harder, as if he was trying to feed himself, his little face was flushed from holding back.Huang Ye took the child from the nanny, pinched his little face with his fingers, and said softly, "I can cry, I should go find your "mother". "

Then, he asked the nanny to carry the baby back to the nursery hall to find a nurse, it was time to feed him...

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Ke Weiqing sat on the bed with a delicate white fox fur on her shoulders.

He didn't know that after giving birth, there would be so many particulars, such as not getting out of bed for three days, not going out for one month, not eating too much, it would hurt the spleen and stomach, and not bathing in cold water, it would hurt the joints, and he couldn't even talk. Can't say too much, so as not to cause tongue disease.

However, he was too worried about Hong Liu's situation, and when he had a little strength, he couldn't help asking Beidou about the situation in the prison.

"The child named Hongliu was not tortured, but he lost weight because he was worried about you." Beidou said with a smile, "They know that you gave birth to a white and fat boy, they are very happy!"

"Really...?" Ke Weiqing felt a little relieved, because this is Huang Ye's child after all.

"Yes. They heard that you were born prematurely, so they sweated for you, and asked me to take good care of you." Beidou looked at Ke Weiqing and said, "If you have anything you want to eat, just tell me!"

"En." Ke Weiqing nodded slightly.Hong Liu and the others lived in the prison, but he was well-clothed and well-fed. He still felt very guilty.

"I think you look good today, do you want to get out of bed and take a walk?" Beidou put down the purple clay tea bowl in his hand. He said he was here to check Ke Weiqing's body, but he was not very busy.Confinement is originally a matter for "pregnant women". At most, he will arrange meals, soups and medicines, and chat with him.

There are still ten days before Ke Weiqing is confinement. As a doctor, Beidou thinks he is very lucky. He was able to witness the miraculous process of Wuqueren's pregnancy, childbirth and recovery, which made him lament the greatness of life.

Ke Weiqing drank the seedless pollen, logically speaking, he couldn't keep the child.But he is so tenacious, enduring inhuman pain, struggling to give birth to a child, this is the greatness of a father's love!

However, this production process was a serious injury to Ke Weiqing's body. Therefore, even though he survived the difficulty, he still fell to the root of the disease.

His body is not as good as before, and he can no longer be invincible and conquer west and east as before.

But Beidou didn't say anything about this matter, and he didn't know how to say it, because for Ke Weiqing, leading troops is his skill. If you tell him now that you can't fight anymore, it's tantamount to saying that he is a useless person, how uncomfortable he will be ah.

However, even if Ke Weiqing is still willing to go to the battlefield, the emperor may not agree, right?Thinking of the felony he was carrying, Beidou couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong? Hokuto?"

"Ah, no, it's okay! I'll help you get out of bed." Beidou said quickly.

"No, I'll come by myself. After all, it's not my daughter's house." Ke Weiqing smiled self-deprecatingly, pressing his hands on the edge of the bed, his wrist bones protruded, and he not only lost weight, but also turned white.

Living in the "confinement room" where the sun does not shine all the time, it is inevitable that he will become like this, not like a martial artist, but like a frail scholar.

Ke Weiqing didn't like himself like this. He wanted to recover his vitality as soon as possible and bear all the charges for his clansmen. Because of this, he couldn't die easily.

And the boy... Ke Weiqing tried hard not to think about him.Because as long as he thinks about the child who was taken away by the wet nurse just once, Ke Weiqing's heart hurts like a knife is being stabbed, it's so uncomfortable to die!

"Hmm..." As soon as his feet stood on the ground covered with cashmere blankets, Ke Weiqing felt very heavy and dizzy, probably because he had been lying down for too long.

"Are you okay? If you sleep for too long, you will suffer from blood stasis and dizziness." Beidou said immediately, "Why don't you sit down and rest first?"

"It's okay." Ke Weiqing took a deep breath, and then took a few steps forward, as if stepping on cotton.His shoulders shook a little, and just as he was walking towards the window, wanting to take a look at the snow-covered courtyard, a very loud voice sounded from outside - "The emperor is coming to Xinuang Pavilion!"