Baishou loses Shaohua

Li'an, inside the palace.

A row of crape myrtle flowers in front of the Chongque Hall was in full bloom, and the faint fragrance diffused into the large open vermilion carved window, stirring up the heat of midsummer.In the center of the main hall, there is a large ceramic vat of water-spouting hibiscus filled with large square ice cubes, giving off a slight air-conditioning.

"It's been three months since you came back." In the north center of the main hall, a wooden dragon table carved with pineapple flowers was covered with thick bright yellow brocade cushions. Emperor Chongde sat in it, his face was not angry but majestic, but his face was a little pale .

"Yes, father." Yu Chenglie stood with his hands down, his eyes full of obedience.

"En." Emperor Chongde responded lightly, his face was even more sallow because of his ochre-colored emperor's regular clothes, "I have worked hard for you these three months."

"It is the son's duty to share the worries of the father. Now that the father has recovered, the son can feel at ease."

Emperor Chongde nodded: "I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you."

"My son is terrified, please tell my father clearly."

"What do you think about what the ministers said in the court this morning?" Emperor Chongde coughed a few times, and Yang Rui, the head guard standing aside, offered a cup of tea with both hands, and Yu Chenglie took it After taking two sips, I put it on the table, "Establishing a crown princess is a major event. I have also discussed with your mother. Although there are a few good candidates, what your mother means is that the important event of your life is still to be done." Just nod your head."

"Father, my son has no intention of marrying the crown prince." Yu Chenglie said straightly.

"Oh?" Emperor Chongde squinted his eyes and asked casually, "Why?"

"My son is still young, so I didn't think about it."

"You are already in your twenties this year, and you are already two years old at your age, how can you still be considered young?"

Yu Chenglie lifted up his robe, knelt down on one knee, and said earnestly: "Father, my son returned to the palace only to relieve his father's worries, to be able to be filial and accompany his mother, and he has no other ideas. And the son will only return to the court for three days. In the first month, the discussions about the sons and ministers outside the palace have not stopped. If you marry the crown princess at this time, you will definitely build a palace outside the palace. Last year, there was a severe drought in the south and locusts in the north, and the people’s harvest was not good. Considering last year's tax revenue, the national treasury must be a little tighter than usual, and if money is spent on large-scale construction at this time, there will be complaints in the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the ministers will also be uneasy."

Emperor Chongde didn't speak for a moment, he just looked at the son he had always been proud of, and watched him kneel in front of him with an expression of absolute submission.

"Get up."

"Thank you, father." Yu Chenglie stood up.

"I heard that... you and Ji Yinghan walked very close?" Emperor Chongde's voice was slow, echoing in the spacious and spacious hall, adding a bit of majesty and oppression.

Yu Chenglie raised his head and looked at Emperor Chongde, his eyes did not miss the slightest fluctuation, and said calmly: "I dare not lie to my father, I met Ji Yinghan before knowing his identity."

"You were injured trying to save him?"

"Yes." Yu Chenglie really didn't expect that Ming would also inform Emperor Chongde of shooting himself, and he felt a little more admiration for Ming's magnanimity.

"Is everything all right now?"

"My son thanked my father for his concern, the injury has already healed." Yu Chenglie said.

"It's so good." Emperor Chongde nodded, adding some fatherly care to his majesty.

"Ming said, you let Ji Yinghan leave this time because you want to catch them all."

"Yes." Yu Chenglie nodded, "It's easy to kill Ji Yinghan alone, but after killing him, everyone in Weimen must be more cautious, and it will be even more difficult to eradicate him at that time, and Erchen thinks, The most important person in Weimen... is Chu Weiqing."

Emperor Chongde nodded approvingly: "That's right, take a long line to catch big fish. But how can you guarantee that if you let Ji Yinghan go, you won't startle the snake?"

Yu Chenglie lowered his head and said confidently: "My son has his own plans."

Emperor Chongde thought for a while, and said: "In this case, I will leave this matter to you and Ming to handle together, and don't let me down."

"My son obeys the order."

"I'm tired, you go down."

"Yes, my son is resigning." Yu Chenglie respectfully withdrew from the Chongque Hall.

Emperor Chongde looked at Yu Chenglie's back, but his brows became more and more wrinkled.

"Your Majesty, I am worried about hurting your body, and I hope your Majesty will take good care of the dragon's body." Yang Rui came up from the side and brought a bowl of decoction that had been air-dried to the right temperature in front of Emperor Chongde.Emperor Chongde took it and drank it in one gulp, and Yang Rui served him honey water to rinse his mouth.

"Although he didn't say it, I know that he still blames me for Ling'er's affairs." Emperor Chongde sighed and leaned on the bright yellow dragon couch.He is the Son of Heaven, and there are some words that can only be said in front of Yang Rui.For more than ten years, he has no eunuchs by his side, only Yang Rui.

"His Royal Highness is still young, one day he will understand His Majesty's helplessness." Yang Rui comforted him slowly.

Emperor Chongde shook his head: "In the days since Lie'er came back, I often dreamed of that battle at night. I triumphed all the way, but when I turned around, I saw Ling'er and Lie'er lying there covered in blood. Wake up After I came here, I was often afraid, if I went back later that day, Lie'er might not be able to keep her."

"Think about it every day and dream at night. Your Majesty has such a dream because he misses the Eldest Prince too much. If Your Majesty keeps worrying like this, the Eldest Prince may not feel at ease in the spirit of heaven."

Emperor Chongde nodded, his brows and eyes were full of exhaustion: "I may be old. I can't bear to think about it."

"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can you be considered old. Your Majesty has experienced the pain of bereavement, and must be concerned about it, but I hope that Your Majesty will still focus on the dragon's body." Yang Rui persuaded.

"I know." Emperor Chongde nodded, closed his eyes and meditated.

Seeing this, Yang Rui quietly retreated to the side.On the dragon couch, Emperor Chongde's face was not very good. A year ago, the rebellion of the third prince Yu Chengjue had dealt a heavy blow to this high and mighty Ninth Five-Year Supreme.The privately made dragon robes found in Yu Chengjue's Maoliang Palace and the letter of collusion written by his uncle Zhen'an Hou Liuqi are conclusive evidence. How can Youzi not be angry and sad like this.Even so, he never thought of killing his unfaithful and unfilial third son. He thought it would be a big deal to shut him down for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that Yu Chengjue would kill himself in prison the day after he pleaded guilty.

He has only four sons in total, the eldest is because of his early death, the second is estranged from him, the third is plotting against him, only the fourth is willing to get close to him, but even if they are close, where can they get close?Sometimes he also wants to ask himself, what is the purpose of taking this world for him.

He still remembered that after sitting on the throne, the Lie'er who used to hug him and call him daddy when he was tired of seeing him was gone.For a long time, Yu Chenglie refused to talk to him, how could such a child be announced to the world, not to mention, he was afraid of hurting his beloved son again, so regarding Yu Chenglie's identity, And so it was hidden.

It wasn't until Yu Chenglie was nine years old that he was willing to call him "Father Emperor". The little man saluted him upright, with obedience and alienation in his eyebrows and eyes, but he didn't know how to respond for a while.When Yu Chenglie was 15 years old, he wanted to make him a prince and announce his identity to the public, but he didn't want to kneel down to him after the decree was issued, asking him to let him travel the world. Year.Although he delivered a family letter every two months according to the agreement, almost only his empress mother and fourth younger brother who were fostered under his mother's knee were mentioned between the lines, and sometimes his concubine Liu mother and third younger brother were mentioned, but about him This royal father's words were nothing more than a few official words such as wishing the dragon body a healthy body.This time, if it wasn't for his poor health, An Zhao didn't know how long it would be until he came back to see each other.

Emperor Chongde sighed.

The only gratification is that the seven years of traveling have allowed Yu Chenglie to see a lot of sufferings among the people, and also gained some experience, which made him more qualified to be the heir to the throne.

It's just about that Ji Yinghan...

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongde suddenly opened his eyes.

"Go and ask Ming to come over." Emperor Chongde said to Yang Rui.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Rui withdrew.

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