Ruthless Sword Master Pretty Snake Demon

After respectfully sending the immortal back to the upper realm, Emperor Yuan Shuo drove back to the palace.

Upon returning to Qingning Palace, Emperor Yuan Shuo couldn't help rubbing his brows when he saw Fuquan hovering at the gate of the main hall, "Have you survived?"

"Well, His Highness the Crown Prince has a kind heart. The old servant only begged for a few words, and His Highness gave up." Fuquan trotted to Emperor Yuanshuo, carefully helping him to walk in.

Although his white hair has been dyed black, Emperor Yuan Shuo's face is still haggard, and his straight back is slightly curved, as if Ye Xiuyun's departure took away his energy and most of his life. He is as old as an old man in his 70s or [-]s.

The young eunuch had no eyesight and didn't know how to step forward to help him. It was Fuquan, the old man who accompanied Emperor Yuan Shuo from childhood to middle age, who saw the fatigue that was hidden in his brows and eyes.

"You old bastard, my plan was almost ruined by you." Emperor Yuan Shuo cursed with a smile.

Fuquan laughed and said, "Isn't this old servant trying to make His Highness the Crown Prince happy? You haven't seen that His Highness has lost weight in just a few days. By the way, I heard from the palace people that His Highness almost Kneeling in the mourning hall to guard the spirit of the empress, how can your highness stand on this knee every day?"

Emperor Yuanshuo frowned and sighed, "Let the palace people weave some thick cushions and send them over. By the way, don't forget to ask Lin Yuyi to write a prescription for the three of them to nourish their bodies. The best medicinal materials. Well, I will ask Doctor Lin to go to my private treasury to choose, and let him choose the best medicinal materials for use."

"I obey." Fuquan helped Emperor Yuan Shuo to sit down on the throne in the palace, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, you really can't change your mind? Who do you think will love your Highnesses in the future?"

"Isn't there still you, an old fellow?" Emperor Yuan Shuo leaned back and smiled, "I will serve you with pen and ink."

Fuquan lowered his head and wiped the slightly moist corners of his eyes, silently unfolded a blank imperial decree for Emperor Yuanshuo, and then stood by the table and slowly studied the ink.

Looking at the black ink that was getting more and more worn, Fuquan suddenly felt sour, and thought of the gentle words of the sister who was in love with him beside Ye Xiuyun.He is an eunuch, and he dare not speak highly of His Majesty, but in terms of the years he spent with His Majesty, he is as good as Wanyan and his empress, but in the end Wanyan is satisfied, but he has to live on for a few more years with this old bone.

"The ink is ready, Your Majesty." Fu Quan said.

Emperor Yuanshuo picked up the brush and dipped it in the ink, but stopped when the tip of the brush was about to fall on the imperial decree. After a while, a drop of ink seeped out and hung on the slightly curved vellus hair.

Seeing that drop of ink was about to fall, Fuquan couldn't help reminding, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuanshuo regained his senses, quickly hung the pen back on the pen stand, and sighed, "Fuquan, bring the jade seal."

After much deliberation, he was unable to write, lest this last will would not suit the child's wishes.

After Fuquan got it as he said, Emperor Yuanshuo took the jade seal and stamped it on the blank imperial decree, and murmured, "In the past, I always thought that my decision was the best for them, but I didn't realize that it was all because of my self-righteousness." That's all."

"Your Majesty." Fuquan choked up, "Stop saying that, others are wronged and some people complain and others hate, but you have to bear everything yourself, life is not much easier than others."

Emperor Yuan Shuo waved his hand and said with a smile, "Okay, what you say makes me feel so pitiful. Go out now, I want to be alone."

"promise."

Fuquan owed his debts, and after leaving the main hall, he had no time to relax. He either ordered someone to invite Imperial Doctor Lin to come over, or ordered the Clothing Bureau to weave some cushions quickly, and had to check whether the dinner party was ready. He was extremely busy.

Emperor Yuan Shuo sat in the quiet hall for a while, and suddenly reached out his hand to feel somewhere under the table, and then took out a exquisitely carved wooden figurine from the hidden compartment there.

The villain was carved lifelike, wearing armor, holding a red-tasseled spear in one hand, and a peach blossom branch in the other, like a little general returning from victory.But there is one failure, that is, the facial features are not engraved on the face of the wooden villain. It is regrettable that if the facial features were engraved, how grand this villain would be.

"Xiuyun." Emperor Yuan Shuo lowered his head and stared at the little wooden figure. After a long time, he gently stroked the facial features-less face of the wooden figure with his fingertips.

In the past few years, even though his beloved was in a corner of this deep palace, he could only see things and think about others through this small wooden carving.But now, he can finally express his thoughts in a fair manner, but the beautiful woman is no longer there.

After sitting until the evening, Emperor Yuan Shuo regained his consciousness from the good memories of the past.He properly hid the wooden figurine in his arms, then stood up slowly while supporting the table, and walked out firmly step by step.

"Your Majesty, the dinner is ready, don't worry about it." Fu Quan, who was guarding outside the hall, saw Emperor Yuan Shuo come out, and ran over to support him.

Emperor Yuanshuo gently pushed Fuquan away, and said with a smile, "I'm not so weak yet. Putting on the Huanyan Palace, Lan Yan is indispensable for this dinner."

"Here." Fuquan knew with all his heart that Emperor Yuanshuo had made up his mind at this point, so his eyes turned red silently.He kept looking at the back of Emperor Yuan Shuo, who was no longer as tall as before, and his heart became more and more sour.

Huanyan Palace used to be the busiest place, there was constant laughter and laughter, which could be heard even from far away.Because the most favored woman in the palace lives here, and the emperor often visits, the palace people almost squeeze their heads for a chance to serve.

However, now that Liu Lanyan has lost power, the place is terribly deserted.

Emperor Yuan Shuo was stunned when he stepped into the Huanyan Palace. The most luxurious palace in the imperial city was full of weeds, and the green tiles and vermilion eaves seemed to be covered with a layer of gray cloth. All he could see was desolate and gloomy, without the glory of the past. .

"Lan Yan, I'm here, where are you?" Emperor Yuan Shuo calmed down and called out with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, a dirty figure stumbled out from a dark corner.If it weren't for this being a deep palace, one would think it was a beggar who ran out of some picky alley, with an unpleasant smell on his body.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Liu Lanyan cried, "This concubine knows that as long as that bitch dies, your heart will still belong to this concubine. I have been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come here? "

Fuquan beckoned, and immediately the clever palace servants ran over to hold the crazy Liu Lanyan, preventing her from touching Emperor Yuanshuo.

Emperor Yuanshuo's eyes were cold, but his tone was very gentle, "I am late, I have taught Lan Yan that you have suffered. Come on, hurry up and bathe and change the imperial concubine. Tonight I will bring the imperial concubine to the dinner party. How decent is this appearance?" .”

"Sanlang." Liu Lanyan called out sincerely, and the figure of Emperor Yuan Shuo was in the pair of autumn water scissors after the mess was scattered.

But this title made Emperor Yuan Shuo feel sick for a while, he could no longer maintain the hypocritical gentleness on his face, he waved his hands and said, "Take the noble concubine down quickly."

The palace people had to order, regardless of Liu Lanyan's struggle, dragged her away, washed her clean and picked out a gorgeous palace dress for her, but encountered a problem after trying to make up for her.

"I want to do my own makeup, you low maidservants are not good at craftsmanship, so get out of here." Liu Lanyan waved her hands and pushed away the palace servant who wanted to step forward to hold her down, and screamed, "Your Majesty, San Lang, come and take care of this group of disobedient lowly maidservants, they are all bullying me."

"Retire and let the imperial concubine come by herself." Emperor Yuan Shuo said after entering.Then he quietly watched Liu Lanyan fluttering in front of the bronze mirror, using a layer of dusty rouge and gouache to whitewash her old, wrinkled face.

In the past, she used Zhuyan Pill to retain her beauty, but now that the effect of the medicine wears off, her oldness is ten times better than ordinary people's, an oldness that cannot be covered up by makeup or powder.

Liu Lanyan shook her hands and drew for a long time before she was satisfied. She turned her head and smiled at Emperor Yuan Shuo, "Your Majesty, do you think my concubine is beautiful?"

Emperor Yuan Shuo looked at her face that was covered with a thick layer of powder, which would fall off when she smiled, and said expressionlessly, "Lan Yan is my number one beauty in Eastern Qin, so she is naturally beautiful."

Even though Liu Lanyan named herself the title, there are countless people who are more beautiful than her.However, in the past many years, Emperor Yuan Shuo had to praise her beauty over and over again with a smile on his face to show his love.

Liu Lanyan showed a shy expression, like a girl Huaichun, raised her head and said expectantly, "I want your Majesty to wear hairpins for my concubine."

"Okay." Emperor Yuan Shuo smiled, and after approaching, he chose a slightly plain jade hairpin from Liu Lanyan's jewelry box.

"Your Majesty, this hairpin is plain." Liu Lanyan was dissatisfied, and turned to stare at those gorgeous gold hairpins or gold inlaid jade hairpins in the jewelry box.

Emperor Yuanshuo leaned over, inserted the jade hairpin in his hand into Liu Lanyan's cloud temples, and explained with a smile, "Have you forgotten? This hairpin was what you wore when we first met."

Liu Lanyan was taken aback, touched the hairpin on her head, and said happily, "Your Majesty, do you still remember? The concubine knows that your majesty loves his concubine."

"Dare not to forget anything in this life." Emperor Yuan Shuo straightened his waist and smiled faintly.How could he not remember?If it wasn't for the evil fate that made him meet such a woman who would do anything to achieve her goals, he would still be that carefree and idle prince, and still be the man who could give Ye Xiuyun a lifetime of love.

"Let's go, Concubine Liu Gui." Emperor Yuan Shuo turned around and said, "It's time for the dinner party."

Liu Lanyan nodded, wanting to go forward to hold Emperor Yuanshuo's arm as before, but seeing Emperor Yuanshuo quicken his pace, he didn't give her a chance at all.

She looked down at her hands, and then looked up at Emperor Yuan Shuo's back as he walked farther and farther away. She suddenly panicked and hurriedly chased after him with her skirt in her hands.

"Sanlang, wait for me."

The dinner was held in Yuehua Palace, in the name of Liu Lanyan's birthday celebration in advance, but there was no singing, dancing and music, only strange-looking ministers, relatives of the emperor, and heads of aristocratic families filled the hall.

"Today is the empress's first seven days. It's too absurd for His Majesty to host a banquet!"

"This is simply humiliating my northern border!"

"Too much deceit! How does His Majesty teach the prince to think like this?"

"Even if His Majesty loves Concubine Liu Gui and the Third Prince, he shouldn't act like this. It's a bit too much."

"Go back and write a letter to the Patriarch of the Liu family, teaching him to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Concubine Liu Gui, don't be so proud of being favored."

"It's rare for us to live in peace with the faction in the northern border for so many years. We must not get into a stalemate over this matter."

However, no matter which side it was, when Emperor Yuan Shuo and Liu Lanyan entered the palace, they all put up their expressions and stood up to salute.

Emperor Yuan Shuo paused for a moment, glanced at the crowd present, turned around and waved to Liu Lanyan who barely followed him, "Come."

Liu Lanyan was overjoyed, and took a few steps forward, leaning on Emperor Yuanshuo's arm like a small bird.Unaware that the powder on her face had rubbed against Emperor Yuan Shuo's sleeves, revealing the wrinkles and dark yellow skin she was trying to hide.

It was a dinner party, but the long table in front of everyone was empty, not to mention wine, meat and snacks, not even a cup of hot tea.

After the two sat on the first seat, Emperor Yuan Shuo let everyone in the palace sit down, but he still refused to let the palace people have a banquet.

Slowly, someone noticed the strangeness and looked up at the first seat quietly, but was startled by Liu Lanyan's appearance that seemed to have aged for decades after not seeing him for a few days, and immediately lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

Emperor Yuan Shuo's eyes passed through the crowd and fell on Ao Ji who was at the bottom.

Before coming here, Ao Ji was fed another bowl of medicine specially made by Imperial Physician Lin. At this moment, his face was full of distress, and his eyes were almost closed.If it weren't for the palace servants supporting his body, he might have fallen to the ground and fell into a deep sleep at this moment.

Emperor Yuanshuo made a gesture to Fuquan, Fuquan nodded, then turned around and ordered the palace servants to present a banquet.

No alcohol, only tea.No meat, only light vegetarian food.

When everyone thinks about the empress who has not yet been buried, they are not surprised.Even if they really serve wine and meat, most of them who rely on etiquette may not be able to enjoy it.

The palace people entered and left Yuehua Palace in an orderly manner. Gradually, everyone in the palace was attracted by the fast food brought by the palace people. The craftsmanship of the monks of the Jokhang Temple.

"Once I smell it, I know it was done by the monks of the Jokhang Temple."

"I once spent a lot of money just to taste the fast food in Jokhang Temple. Unfortunately, those monks really don't give face, and they are unwilling to cook a meal for this layman."

"The Jokhang Temple is a national temple. Those monks are arrogant. They are not willing, and we can't force them."

The vegetarian food made by the monks of the Jokhang Temple is well-known far and wide, but it is difficult for others to eat a bite, so seeing it today, everyone's attention is gradually attracted by the vegetarian food.

So much so that when the third prince, Ao Ji, was pushed to the center of the hall by the palace servants beside him, and his coat was torn open to reveal the emperor's robe inside, everyone hadn't reacted yet.

"Liu's conspiracy!"

A loud cry came from the first seat, and everyone below was startled. Looking up, they saw Emperor Yuan Shuo leaning on the throne with a pale face, a dagger stuck in his chest, and Liu Lanyan was holding the handle of the dagger with one hand. , bright red blood flowed out slowly, and soon stained the clothes on his chest red.

"Escort!" Fuquan yelled, "Come on, come and catch the traitor!"

The guards who had been waiting outside for orders rushed into the hall quickly after hearing the sound, and took control of everyone in the hall with their swords out.Everyone panicked for a while, but under the threat of swords from the guards, they had to stay where they were.

"No, it's not me, it's not my hand that moved..."

Liu Lanyan let go of her bloody hand, fell to the ground, and kept backing away.She seemed to be frightened by the bright red blood, her face was full of horror, and she rubbed her hands frantically on her dress, trying to wipe off the disturbing blood.

"Liu's conspiracy!"

Emperor Yuan Shuo yelled again, with a smile on his pale face, he grabbed the dagger on his chest and pulled it out abruptly, allowing the blood in his body to flow out, taking away his little half of life that didn't leave with Ye Xiuyun along the way.

But at this time, Ao Ye who was suddenly summoned came hurriedly along with the palace servants.As soon as he entered the palace, he felt that something was wrong. There were too many guards inside. The light from the candles reflected from the swords made him tilt his head.

Ao Ye's footsteps became slower and slower until she stopped completely.He was obviously far away from the first seat, but the bloody smell from Emperor Yuan Shuo's body filled his nostrils, making him suffocate and his heart beating like a drum.

"After I die, the Crown Prince Ao Ye will inherit the throne!" Emperor Yuan Shuo looked at Ao Ye with a dazed expression in the distance, with a hint of guilt mixed in his loving smile.

In front of the upper class people in the capital, he used this clumsy but direct method to nail Liu's charges to death.From then on, the Liu family could no longer threaten Dongqin's replacement of the throne!

Everyone in the hall has different expressions, but they can't say anything to refute in this situation, otherwise, wouldn't they also become traitors?Maybe it gave His Majesty a reason to deal with them.

As for the life and death of Concubine Liu Gui and Ao Ji, only those of the Liu family were worried because they knew that this meant the end of the Liu family.

Ao Ye was awakened by these words, stepped on the confused Ao Ji, ran to the side of Emperor Yuanshuo, pressed his hands on his bleeding chest, and then growled at Fuquan who was not moving, "Stop in a daze!" Hurry up and pass it on to the imperial physician!"

Emperor Yuanshuo shook his head, slowly stretched out his hand to grab Ao Ye's sleeve to make him bow his head, and said softly, "No need, just let my father go with your mother. There is a blank edict in Fuquan, if you If you don’t want to be emperor, then take that child to the north. As for the throne, leave it to Min’er, who is actually, ahem… of your uncle’s blood. If you want to be emperor, as long as Min’er has no second thoughts in the future, you can Be kind to him as much as you can."

After the confession, Emperor Yuan Shuo showed a relaxed smile on his face.His eyes were blurred, and he couldn't see the face of his beloved son clearly, but whether it was Ao Ye's calm and resolute adult appearance, the green and silent youth appearance, or the babbling toddler appearance, they were all engraved in the image. In his heart, it is vivid in his mind.

Ao Ye's eyes were red, and he said shyly, "I lost my mother, how could you make me lose my father again."

He thought that he had lost feelings for Emperor Yuan Shuo long ago, but it was not until the moment when he was about to lose him that he suddenly realized that he had always recognized this father.

"It's great, Ye'er is willing to call Dad again, and now Dad really has no regrets in dying." Emperor Yuan Shuo raised his hand to touch Ao Ye's side face, and couldn't help trembling when his fingertips touched the wet corners of his eyes. There was a moment of regret that he should not have faced this unprepared.

"It just so happens that your aunt has returned to her soul tonight, so let her pick me up and leave together, otherwise... what if I don't meet her in the next life? Ye'er, let Dad be selfish for a while... Dad really misses it so much." You...A...mother..." Emperor Yuan Shuo said with difficulty.

Ao Ye's hands were shaking, and warm liquid gushed out from between his fingers, wet his sleeves.

He knew that he couldn't keep Emperor Yuanshuo and his father.Just like back then, he could only watch A Niang leave.This feeling of powerlessness almost crushed him, and Ao Ye didn't know if he could hold on if it happened again.

Emperor Yuan Shuo's hand hangs down weakly, his eyes are still open and he looks into the air, perhaps seeing the person he has been waiting for, a faint smile appears on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty - collapsed -"

Fuquan raised his head and shouted with all his strength.

The author has something to say: 1. Although this book has improved in all aspects, I am still far behind and still need to study hard.

Maybe due to limited ability, some places are not good enough to express, but I can only improve slowly. I hope the cuties will forgive me a lot.

2、晚安，宝贝们感谢在2021-06-1723:53:29~2021-06-1823:51:54期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 passerby;

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 8 bottles of Xiaoxiaoran; 4 bottles of Lubo; 2 bottles of loveperth;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!