The second story of the ancient sword II

The dazzling morning sun bloomed in the east, and the sky finally dawned!After a night of bloody storm, the soul-stirring all returned to loneliness.Pushing open the window lattice, the newborn sunlight shone on her face, she was sleepless all night, her face was pale, and her eyes were dark blue.

"This night is finally over..." Kong Zhaoyi gathered her messy bun and muttered to herself.Li Xian's letter had already been crumpled into a ball.

"Dangdangdang——" the distant and long bell rang, before he recovered his senses, he saw the maid Xiaoyue rushing in before she had time to take off her shoes, her face full of panic.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is back!" Xiaoyue shook her expressionlessly.

"Who... who saved the emperor?" Kong Zhaoyi spoke after a long time.

"...It was the second prince who was ahead of the third prince..."

"Hahaha... It seems that the second prince is much smarter than the queen..." Kong Zhaoyi's emotions were a little out of control, and there was a sense of desolation in her wild smile.

"Niangniang, Niangniang..."

"Quick, help me wash up and put on makeup!" Her complexion changed suddenly, and she threw the paper ball into the incense burner, "Thankfully I didn't die, this matter is not over yet!"

Emperor Shengyuan's dragon driver was driving in front, and Yi and the second prince were escorting on horseback.The First Prince Li Xian sat in the prison car with a look of decadence on his face.As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, I saw the royal relatives, nobles, wives of all ranks, and all civil and military officials waiting for a long time.Kneeling in front were Concubine Xian and the eldest prince's grandfather's family.

"Your Majesty, you are startled!" The Empress greeted her with tears in her voice, "Thanks to Kang Er who arrived in time, otherwise... that concubine would not be alive..."

"Well, you gave birth to a good son!" Emperor Shengyuan showed no expression on his majestic face, "Everyone get up. Concubine Xian gets up too."

"The concubine is guilty!" Concubine Xian dared not raise her head.

"What's wrong? It's the father's fault for not teaching the son. He alone is responsible for the matter of the eldest prince." Emperor Shengyuan turned his head and announced the punishment of Li Xian by the way, "Li Xian, the eldest son of the emperor, conspired against him and was punished by others." Bewitched. Thinking of his stupidity and ignorance, the punishment will not hurt his family. The order is to be demoted to a commoner and exiled to the bitter cold place in Mobei. Today, he will be escorted out of Beijing, and he will not be ordered by the emperor, and will never return to Beijing!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Shengyuan looked sideways at his sons on both sides, slowly took both of his hands, put them together in his palms, and spoke slowly, with a rather desolate tone: "Father is old, this Li family You brothers have to take care of the country together. From today, all grievances and grievances will be forgotten, and the two of you brothers must live in harmony. From tomorrow on, I will attend the court together with the ministers, so that I can learn how to govern the country as soon as possible. The second prince, Li Kang, was rewarded with 3000 taels of gold for his meritorious service in escorting; the third prince, Li Yan, although he wanted to escort him, but when he arrived, the situation was under control, and he was rewarded with [-] taels of gold."

Speaking of this, Emperor Sheng Yuan paused for a while, and looked at Yi Ze softly again: "Later, I have something to say to you alone."

The sun gradually rose, and the prison car escorting Li Xian slowly left from the gate of the palace, and his eyes on her gradually became indifferent...

When all the civil and military officials had dispersed, only father and son were left in the empty Tai Chi Hall.Emperor Shengyuan took down the heavy crown, sat down on the ground in disregard of his image, and waved to Yi, his eyes full of anticipation, and there was no words of monarch and minister in his mouth: "Come, come to my father..."

The word 'being a father' suddenly felt very strange to Yi Ze. I am afraid that this word has not really entered his heart for so many years.Even if you hear it, you will be filled with disgust.Facing the strange yet familiar person in front of him, Yi Ze couldn't move his legs.There was chaos in my mind, why did I come to save him, why I still couldn't do anything to him, why...

Seeing Yi Ze's hesitation, Emperor Sheng Yuan slowly lowered his hands, picked up his wide sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.Yes, how can it not be hot in August?But my heart was icy cold, and I couldn't figure out what my son was thinking for a while.

"... I still remember that when you were young, you went to Taihua to watch you for your father and your mother and concubine. At that time, you only learned a little magic, and then happily conjured snowflakes... Although your mother and concubine and I were terribly cold , but still very happy... How about giving father a change in such a hot day?"

"...I..." Yi Ze came closer, his eyes were moist, but he was still speechless.Too many grievances flashed in my heart one after another, how easy is it to forgive the person in front of me?

"...Father knew that you would come to rescue him, although it was too late." Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at Yi Ze's complex expression, with a trace of relief on the corner of his mouth.

"...how did you...know that I would go?" Yi Ze's voice trembled a little, with uncontrollable heartache overflowing from his heart.

"Father and son are connected."

"...Father and son... Lianxin..." A faint blue light condensed from Yi Ze's fingertips, the blue light flashed across his chest, and a thin layer of frost and snow fell in the hall.

Looking at the thin frost and snow, Emperor Shengyuan showed a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, it's really cool..."

Putting away the spell, Yi sat down beside Emperor Shengyuan, but still kept a distance, and finally said after a long silence: "...I don't have to think about other things... Only the mother concubine, she is here Do you really have no weight in your heart? You can be cruel enough to kill her... Although I know that the mother concubine is mostly voluntary..."

"...I have failed too many people in my life, but the one who is the most sorry, the one who hurts the most... is your mother and concubine. How could I be willing...for you, for Li Tang's country...I can't... No..." Emperor Shengyuan raised his eyes, "Yi Ze, I know the resentment in your heart as a father, but there are some things that you have to do in the royal family. When you reach my age... maybe you will understand my father's point of view. Thoughts... When the time comes, I will go and ask your concubine mother for sin." Emperor Sheng Yuan stretched out his hand to hold Yi Ze's hand tightly, and wrapped his other arm around his stiff shoulders: "... I haven't heard it for a long time. You called your father..."

Yi didn't make a sound, and Emperor Shengyuan said again: "...I'm tired of my father, you should go back and pack up, and come to the court tomorrow morning. I guess the daughter-in-law should be in a hurry, she is pregnant, so don't worry... I don't know if I can see the birth of the little emperor's grandson as a father...cough coughcough..."

Yi Ze looked sideways, and the Emperor Sheng Yuan in his sight seemed to be much older, with gray hair and a slightly panting chest, all of which touched his heart.The scene of a family of three when I was a child once again unfolded in front of my eyes. Although it was short, it was as beautiful as a dream.For me...for Li Tang's country...he made up his mind...these words passed through his mind, and he seemed to understand something...the corner of his mouth finally pulled out a bitter smile, and he squeezed the broad hand of Emperor Shengyuan "...Father... Dear... If you are tired, take a rest early. See you tomorrow... I'm leaving." After saying that, he withdrew his hand. He was afraid that the emotions he had been controlling would be vented, so he got up and walked towards the door quickly. go.

The afterglow of the setting sun shot into the hall, and Yi walked into the gorgeous glow. Suddenly he stopped, turned his back to Emperor Sheng Yuan and said, "How can we not see the birth of the emperor's grandson? Father... Dear, take care of yourself ..." At the moment when I looked back, I saw him waving slightly towards him, far away and beautiful... as if that kind of beauty would slowly disappear with the setting sun...

The west-slanting sun finally fell below the horizon, and the incense in the Qingyue Pavilion was wafting, and the warm candles were lit again.Kong Zhaoyi's haggard face was reflected in the dim bronze mirror.Xiaoyue ran over in a panic and handed over a note from Qingning Palace.

"In the middle of the night, I exchanged my body for a letter, separated my brothers, provoked father and son, and disregarded the emperor's life. My sister has everything in my hands. Why don't you return your father's military power?"

After Kong Zhaoyi finished reading the above words, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "... She thought she could take over the country so easily? A joke! She has been a queen for so many years in vain. Cuiyan is dead, so there is no proof of death. She still wants to covet me The power of the Kong family, her dream is really wonderful, Xiaoyue is ready to write!"

Pulling up the sleeves and picking up the pen, a line of words appeared in front of my eyes: "Immortals come to imprison the soul, and lead the king into the urn; fabricate imperial edicts, frame brothers; collude with Heshuo, privately store autumn food; the three crimes can be punished, so you can do it yourself. If you are safe, Do not interfere with each other."

Taihua's mountain road is still dripping into ice, while Yi is quickly transported in the biting cold wind, running desperately, his heart is full of longing.

Finally, when he reached the door of the meditation room, he saw the figures of two women reflected on the window paper.It turned out that Master asked Senior Sister Yiqing to take care of Ah Ruan... Yi Ze suddenly felt a severe headache, wanted to pull the hand to open the door, hesitated for a moment, then retracted.

"Hey, there's someone outside... Could it be that Yi Ze came back?" Ah Ruan hurried towards the door.As soon as he opened the door, Yi Ze was standing at the door.

"Junior brother, you're back!" Yiqing said quickly, "Just come in, why are you sneaking around!"

"I...just..." Yi Ze lightly held his forehead, and whenever he saw Yiqing, his mind would become knotted.

"Come on, don't just stop. I understand, I understand!" After saying that, Yiqing quickly turned around and dodged into the room.

"Yize!" Ah Ruan didn't care about anything anymore, and hugged Yi Ze's cold body tightly, "You're finally back, I'm so worried, so worried..."

"Ah Ruan..." Yi Ze gently stroked her hair, as if trying to erase all her worries.

"Yi Ze, your father...is he okay? Are you injured?"

"He... is pretty good." After going through those things, when Yi Ze talked about his father again, he found that his heart became much calmer.After a pause, he smiled slightly at A Ruan and continued, "How could I get hurt so easily? Go in."