Stranger and Chen in the Palace

Just after noon that day, Eunuch Xu came to Guanlan Hall and said to Ling Yichen, "Your Highness, Your Majesty calls you to go there immediately."

In a quarter of an hour.Ling Yichen pushed open the gate of Xihe Palace, Eunuch Xu stood waiting in the distance, and all the servants in the palace were also driven out.

The emperor kept staring in the direction of the gate with his eyes open, until he saw Ling Yichen coming in, his eyes lit up.

Slowly closing the door, Ling Yichen walked up to the emperor, who was weaker than he had seen last time.

"Chen'er, come and sit down..." The emperor patted the bed lightly.

Ling Yichen approached as he said, and sat down in front of the emperor's bed.

The emperor forced himself to cheer up: "Chen'er, after the death of the emperor, you remember to keep it secret, first control Ji Heng, and seize the opportunity, you know?"

Ling Yichen nodded, but did not speak.

After a while, the emperor looked at the void above, and said slowly: "Chen'er, the emperor never told you about your mother and concubine."

Ling Yichen's eyes lit up, and he heard the emperor continue: "Back then, Yihao's mother and concubine died of dystocia, and I was depressed, so I went out to relax in a humble way. When I arrived in Yangling that day, it happened to be their annual horse race. Grand event. It was also on that day that I met your mother and concubine. I still remember how shocked I was when I saw her. Among the large group of men who participated in the horse race, there was a woman, and she was a woman who was so powerful. woman!"

The hall was very quiet, except for the emperor's rambling voice.

"She was galloping on the horse, and she threw all the men behind her. She was so heroic, she didn't let the eyebrows go! I was fascinated by her at that time, and thought to myself, how can there be such a strange woman in this world? Later, After some inquiries, I found out that she is Luo Xianyun, the daughter of the local prefect Luo Bin. She is very famous in the local area because of her unparalleled beauty and strong temperament. She once swore that she would never marry a man worse than him. I will hide it The identity is close to her."

The emperor sighed.

"Oh, you can't even imagine that such a weak and slender woman has very good martial arts. I was beaten by her several times, but I didn't give up. I practiced again after losing, and fought again after practicing. Finally, on that day, I I narrowly beat her with one move, and she gave up boldly. I took the opportunity to express my love for her, but I didn't expect that she would also be interested in me. After a long time, she told me that the reason why she likes me is because of me.那股不肯服输的劲儿，我们就这样相互爱上了。后来，朕向她坦白了身份，满以为她会惊喜，却没想到被她狠狠揍了一顿。朕不敢还手啊， Afraid of hurting her, probably because of my pitiful appearance, she softened her heart, she sighed, and followed me back to the palace."

Speaking of this, the emperor's face had a sweet look, as if he was immersed in the beautiful past.

"I wanted to abolish the empress and make your concubine the queen, but she stopped me. I know that she was thinking for my sake. The reason why I became emperor back then was because of the 30 troops in Ji Heng's hands. Back then, I also had two imperial brothers. In order to fight for the throne, everyone fought to the death. I secretly reached an agreement with Ji Heng. As long as he helps me ascend the throne, I will make his younger sister Ji Yao the queen and protect his Ji family. Your mother and concubine are afraid that my abolition of the queen will cause turmoil in the government and the public, so you are willing to be a concubine."

Another sigh.

"I hate myself for being useless. As an emperor, I can only watch my beloved being wronged. In order to make up for it, I will treat your mother and concubine even better. In order to ease her homesickness, I ordered the construction of a cherry garden. I personally brought someone to plant tens of thousands of cherry trees for your mother and concubine, even more lush than Yangling. After the cherry garden was completed, I lived there with her and lived a life like a fairy couple. The happiest day in my life. Soon after, you were born. I and your mother and concubine are very happy. We finally have our own child. I named you Chen, which means 'sun, moon, stars, forever shining Guanghui, you are my most precious child! I thought that I could just watch over you and your mother and concubine and live happily ever after, I..."

As the emperor spoke, tears flowed down his face, and he choked up and said, "I have done two things wrong in my life. It's because of restlessness. I don't want you to be like me, Chen'er, do you know?"

Ling Yichen looked at the emperor, and slowly lowered his head...

"However, the worst thing I did was to hurt your mother and concubine. That year, you were about to turn one year old, and I planned to discuss with your mother and concubine how to celebrate your birthday. When I walked outside the palace, I heard her dowry maid Said to another court lady, before meeting me, your mother and concubine had already fallen in love with her childhood sweetheart cousin. I was so angry when I heard that, I didn't think too much, and went to ask your mother and concubine if she was Is there such a thing? Your mother and concubine blamed me for not trusting her, so she ignored me in anger. I was so jealous that I arbitrarily asked her to cut off contact with her cousin's family, but she refused to say anything because of her strong temper, and I became more and more angry. I believe that your mother and concubine have an affair with his cousin. After thinking about it, I am really confused. Love can really make a person crazy. force!"

The emperor was in pain: "I really just wanted to force her to compromise. Probably, she didn't believe that I would be so cruel to her. Even I didn't expect that in a fit of rage, I actually ordered the killing of her whole family." mouth……"

Ling Yichen suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor in disbelief, only to see that the emperor's face was covered with tears...

He actually killed the whole family of the mother and concubine!

Ling Yichen was shocked, no wonder the concubine mother hated him so much, it was no wonder the concubine mother hated herself so much...

The emperor on the bed shook his head, tears fell again.

"After your mother and concubine found out, she rushed to the execution ground recklessly. I was terrified at the time, and my mind was a little clearer, but I had already made a big mistake. Your mother and concubine passed out on the execution ground immediately. After waking up, she After taking you away and driving out all the people in the cherry garden, she said to me: From now on, we will never see each other again..."

"I know, she hates me so much, and I don't have the face to see her again. The woman I loved all my life, but I only found out two years after her death that she is no longer here! Thinking about it now, even if she was really with her So what if her cousin was in love with each other, that is the past, I have her now, but I have not cherished it, I am sorry for her, and I am sorry for you..."

The overwhelmed emperor held Ling Yichen's arm tightly, and said with hopeful eyes: "Chen'er, will you forgive father, Chen'er, Chen'er..."

No matter how loudly the emperor called, Ling Yichen remained numb...

"Chen'er, forgive father, Chen'er, Chen'er..."

He kept babbling and repeating, but the person by the bed didn't respond.

Finally, the emperor's sanity became more and more unclear, and his eyes became more and more erratic. He murmured in a low voice: "Yun'er, Chen'er, Yun'er..."

While thinking about it, his head suddenly tilted to one side, his eyes were closed, and his hands were still tightly grasping Ling Yichen's arm.

Lowering his head, looking at the persistent hand, Ling Yichen slowly held it, got up, knelt down, and whispered, "Father!"

This is the first time, and also the last time, that he sincerely called "Royal Father"...

The man on the bed,

His father!

Ling Yichen knelt in front of the emperor's bed until the afterglow of the setting sun penetrated into the hall, and then slowly opened the palace door.

Eunuch Xu wanted to go in, but Ling Yichen stretched out his hand to stop him, and there was a voice without the slightest warmth: "Father has an order, he needs to rest, and no one should disturb him."

A strange look flashed in Eunuch Xu's eyes, but he didn't go in in the end, watching Ling Yichen walk away slowly.