Abandoning concubines and raising children to seize the throne

Anping Palace.

Ye Jingyu, dressed in plain clothes, dismounted at the door.

There were faint sounds of crying inside.

The guard guarding the door hurriedly bowed down, but Ye Jingyu had already picked up his robe and went in.

White lanterns have been hung up in the palace, and the mahogany coffin in the main hall is extremely eye-catching.

Jiang Xiuning, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt beside the coffin and wept silently.

What she was crying about was not Ye Jingyao, but what she should do in the future.

Her father went to Jiangwu to hunt down thieves, and his life or death was uncertain. Now Ye Jingyao is also dead, leaving her alone. Where should she go from here?

Hearing the footsteps, Jiang Xiuning raised his head and hurriedly bowed: "I am here to see the Emperor."

Ye Jingyu said warmly: "No need, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Xiuning stood up and shed tears before she could speak.

Looking at that pale face, Ye Jingyu couldn't bear it.

Women have always been victims of power struggles.

Ye Jingyao was ambitious and died unjustly. Beifang Hou had ulterior motives. This trip could also teach him some lessons. Only Jiang Xiuning was an innocent person from beginning to end.

He sighed softly and said: "You are young and you really shouldn't be a widow. I will make the decision and give you Li Shu. From now on, you will have nothing to do with King Anping. You can do everything yourself in weddings and funerals." choose."

Jiang Xiuning was a little shocked and couldn't help but raise her tearful eyes.

Li Defu whispered from the side: "Hurry up and thank me."

Only then did Jiang Xiuning react and knelt on the ground in despair.

"I would like to thank you for your grace."

Ye Jingyu reached out to help her up and said softly: "This is the only thing I can do for you. If you have nowhere to go, live in Anping Prince's Mansion. If you find someone you like, you can sell the Prince's Mansion as a dowry."

Jiang Xiuning was so grateful that her tears fell again.

At this moment, she suddenly envied Yin Qingxuan for being able to leave the scumbag Ye Jingyao and find such a reasonable man.

And in her entire life, she has been deceived by her father and Ye Jingyao, and there is no chance of her coming back.

The ancients valued chastity. Who would want a man from a good family?

Instead of being a lowly person and looking at other people's faces in the future, it is better to be free and find spiritual relief.

Thinking of this, her eyes lit up slightly, and she suddenly found the direction of her life as if she was enlightened.

She cleared her slightly hoarse throat, bowed and said: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, I have seen through the world of mortals, and am going to go to Shuijing Temple outside the city to practice on my behalf, so as to accumulate more blessings for my father and Da Zhou. , I hope the emperor will make it happen!"

"Do you really want to go to Shuijing Temple?"

Ye Jingyu frowned slightly, not wanting this woman's good years to wither away.

Jiang Xiuning nodded vigorously and said with choked sobs: "Instead of looking for that illusory love, it is better to stay with the ancient Buddha of the Green Lantern and seek peace of mind."

Seeing her firm eyes, Ye Jingyu said no more.

Everyone has his own destiny. He is only an emperor in the human world, not a god in heaven. He cannot control everyone.

Even if Jiang Xiuning got up because of him today, it was inevitable.

If one person dies, the country can be saved, so Ye Jingyu will naturally not be merciful, not to mention that when the late emperor was still alive, Ye Jingyao slandered him many times. If he hadn't pretended to be obedient, how could he have lived for so many years.

Now it is his greatest kindness to let the three of them go to the underworld to reunite.

The coldness in Feng's eyes flashed away, and Ye Jingyu's handsome face returned to its original plainness.

"The spirit will appear in three days. At that time, I will send someone to take you to Shuijing Temple in person."

After saying this, Ye Jingyu turned around and walked out.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard Jiang Xiuning say urgently: "Your Majesty, I don't hate you. I only hope that the Emperor can treat my father well."

Ye Jingyu was slightly shocked and understood instantly.

"I will do as you wish."

Jiang Xiuning exhaled slowly and bowed to the ground.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ye Jingyu didn't look back.

On the way back, he let go of the reins and let Fei Mo run on his own.

The setting sun slanted down half of his face, giving that sharp face a faint golden glow.

The originally stern facial features seemed to soften a lot in an instant.

At the palace gate, Ye Jingyu dismounted and handed the reins to Qin Tian.

Li Defu awkwardly jumped off Li Qi's horse and trotted to keep up with Ye Jingyu.

"emperor!"

"Ah."

Ye Jingyu walked slowly and responded lightly.

Li Defu glanced at him and asked cautiously: "Is the Emperor worried about Princess Anping?"

Ye Jingyu looked ahead and spoke in a deep tone.

"I feel sorry for her."

Li Defu said: "I feel that Princess Anping is relieved."

Ye Jingyu suddenly remembered what Jiang Xiuning said before he left.

When she said she didn't hate herself, it meant that she already knew why Ye Jingyao died.

What a smart woman!

"Maybe... you are right."

Li Defu glanced at Ye Jingyu and said with an apologetic smile: "Actually, if the emperor feels uneasy, just donate more incense money. Those nuns are also smart people and will naturally take good care of Princess Anping."

Ye Jingyu chuckled.

"You, this slave, are not completely useless. Just as you said, I will give you men and horses when the time comes, and make the battle bigger. Let them know that Princess Anping has my backing, so don't let them have bad ideas."

Li Defu nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, I will take care of this matter. Your Majesty is kind. If the princess knew about it, she would definitely be grateful."

"Charity?"

Ye Jingyu asked back and quickly walked towards Chengtian Hall.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Xu Zhiyuan holding a cup of soup.

Thinking that the misunderstanding between himself and Yin Qingxuan was all caused by her, his tone couldn't help but become a little colder.

"Is there anything wrong here?"

Xu Zhiyuan said in a slight panic: "I... I stewed a cup of ginseng, wolfberry, lily and chicken soup for the emperor. I just found out about King Anping."

Ye Jingyu said quietly: "Since you know, you should understand that I still have business to deal with, so step back."

Xu Zhiyuan took a step back, bit the corner of her lip and said, "I just went to Jinwu Palace and gave Concubine Yao a cup of soup. Then I learned that Concubine Yao has not returned to the palace yet. I thought that the emperor must need someone around him." At your service, I dare to ask you to stay with the emperor."

Ye Jingyu glanced at her with unclear meaning.

"You really want to stay?"

Xu Zhiyuan lowered her head and said: "I am the emperor's concubine, and I should serve the emperor."

"Okay then, go in and play the piano for me."

Ye Jingyu unfolded his robe and found that people had entered the courtyard.

Xu Zhiyuan looked happy and followed in with hurried steps.

Soon, however, she stopped laughing.

The sound of the piano played from sunset to the lantern, and from the lantern to the third watch, but Ye Jingyu still had no intention of letting her stop.

Xu Zhiyuan's fingers were worn out by the rough strings, and the sound of the piano could not help but stagnate.

Lying softly on the bed, Ye Jingyu propped up his cheek with one hand, as if he was falling asleep.

Hearing the wrong sound of the piano, a pair of phoenix eyes suddenly opened.

He said expressionlessly: "Keep playing, don't stop."