Mountain and River Pillow

After finishing speaking, the eldest princess strode in.

Now there are only a few soldiers who are in good health and Jiang Chun Yao Jue, both of whom were born in generals, and like Chu Yu, they have been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although there is no martial arts like Chu Yu, he is still healthy.

Although Yao Jue is a concubine, she has been favored since childhood. She has never suffered such grievances, but every time she looks up and sees Chu Yu's straight back, she feels that she cannot fall.

Although she was fighting with Wei Feng and felt that this person was extremely annoying, but in the end, she still wanted to do something for him.

Chu Yu raised her eyes and looked at the palace gate. Now that the eldest princess has come forward, the time has come.

As expected by Chu Yu, when the eldest princess entered the door, she was already struggling with this matter. Mrs. Xie led people to argue with reason, while the prince led another group of people to stop them desperately. .

, go to the frontier and see how the 70,000 army is going!"

"Yo, what is this?"

The voice of the eldest princess came from outside, and when everyone looked up, they saw a woman wearing a golden robe, shaking a fan and entering.

The emperor quickly got up and asked in surprise, "Why is the eldest princess here?"

The eldest princess grew up together with the emperor, and won the emperor's heart, and has the privilege of going to court without notification. It's just that the eldest princess has always been a person who knows current affairs. Although she has privileges, she has never abused it.

Now that she came over, the prince felt a little stunned, and suddenly felt bad. The eldest princess saluted the emperor, and the emperor frowned, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.

He only gave the eldest princess a foot restraint order, but the eldest princess appeared in the courtroom just like that. When I said that, I slapped the princess in the face. At that time, the elder sister was afraid that she would be angry.

While the emperor was silent, he saw the eldest princess kneeling on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty forgive me!"

The eldest princess' kneel made the emperor tremble, and hurriedly said: "Where did the eldest princess sin come from?"

"Four days ago, His Majesty gave Chang Ming a foot restraint order, but Chang Ming forced his way to the Palace today and delayed His Majesty's discussion. This is the first sin."

The emperor didn't say anything, he was also annoyed by this, now that the eldest princess apologized first, he lost his anger and sighed: "If that's the case, why do you still come here?"

"This is the second sin. Changming heard that the widow of the Wei family is now kneeling outside the gate of the palace. Although he knows that His Majesty is the king who strictly observes the law, he is still moved with compassion. Before coming to this palace, If you want to intercede for the Wei family, I beg Your Majesty to open up and spare Wei Yun, the sixth son of Wei!"

After he finished speaking, the whole hall was quiet, only the voice of the eldest princess was mournful: "I wonder if Your Majesty remembers that when His Majesty was young, he broke a jade bowl. Your Majesty has not been punished, why does His Majesty know?"

The emperor understood that there was something in the words of the eldest princess, but still said: "Why?"

"Because the late emperor looked for Changming and asked Changming, why did your majesty throw the bowl that day, I answered the late emperor, because your majesty wanted to serve a bowl of Sydney soup for the late emperor. The late emperor asked again, that Sydney Was the soup cooked by His Majesty himself? I answer the late Emperor, because His Majesty heard that the late Emperor coughed a lot, and heard that the Sydney Soup was thirst-quenching, so it was specially cooked. So the late Emperor told Changming that His Majesty was good at making Sydney soup, but it was wrong to throw the bowl. Filial piety arises, and merits and demerits are equal, so it’s fine if you don’t reward them;

"The princess's meaning is that the father and the emperor act according to the law, will it also make the Wei family feel cold?" The prince stood by the emperor's side and sneered: "If it is so easy to chill, then the Wei family will be cold. The loyalty of the people, I am afraid it will make people question one or two."

The eldest princess heard the words, looked up at the prince, and her eyes were cold: "Huan'er said something wrong."

She called him Huan'er, which is to show the identities of both parties, even if the prince is the prince, she is also an elder after all, if she speaks, the prince should be respectful even if he refutes.

There is only one fourteen-year-old Wei Yun left among the whole family of men. What is this sacrifice for? It is to protect the mountains and rivers of the great Chu, to stand in this Huajing and to be dressed in splendid clothes. With the surname Li, as the royal family, you and me!" The eldest princess suddenly raised her voice and asked: "His Royal Highness, if this is still called 'easy', you should tell me what it takes to sacrifice to be considered 'no'. Is it easy?'. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. Although the emperor is the ruler of the world, he is also the ruler of the world. You need to be compassionate to the people, benevolent, and love the people. : "I have to ask, was this idea taught by Tai Fu, or did you figure it out yourself?"

"The old minister never taught this idea."

As soon as the eldest princess finished speaking, Mrs. Xie let out a cool voice, and the prince looked embarrassed. Just as he was about to say something, the eldest princess turned her head away with a sad look on her face, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if the only orphan and the female family members of the whole family have to taste the warmth and coldness of the world after the blood is poured on the battlefield, if the fourth generation has fought on the battlefield for a hundred years, and can't give the children and grandchildren a chance to make mistakes, then my heavenly family is too thin. It’s getting cold! Changming was worried about this, so he disregarded His Majesty’s order to stop his feet and came here, and I hope His Majesty will release Wei Yun for the sake of the four generations of the Wei family’s loyal soul and one hundred years of loyalty!”

The eldest princess shouted loudly, and Mrs. Xie stood beside the eldest princess and said tiredly: "Your Majesty, according to my law, if the only son commits a crime, there are parents who need to support him, and the only son should be replaced by the parents. To be punished after retirement, this is my way of human relations. Now Wei Yun has not made a mistake, but was implicated by his father, and he is the only blood of the Wei family. The Wei family has eighty grandmothers and two-year-old children. You should pardon Wei Yun if you are in love and reason. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy." Mrs. Xie's voice trembled, with a cry, and knelt down slowly: "Forgive the only bloodline of the Wei family!"

The emperor did not speak, he sighed and turned to look around: "How do you ministers feel?"

"Your Majesty," Yao Guogong raised his voice: "Your Majesty, do you know that 70,000 elite soldiers are a huge loss to the court? Seventy thousand people, all because of Wei Zhong's mistakes, buried in the bones of the White Emperor In the valley, seven people died in the Wei family, and their lives are life, but the lives of the 70,000 people are not? The 70,000 people lost their lives, so they will not be held accountable?!"

The emperor frowned and said nothing.

The eldest princess raised her head and glanced at the emperor. She understood what the emperor meant. At this moment, the emperor was afraid that he was extremely impatient.

He was waiting for someone to pass him the steps, and he was about to go down, and now someone stopped him, how could he not be annoyed?

The eldest princess sensed the emperor's intention and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of the Wei family. , I will really understand why I can’t stand here for so long and ask Your Majesty for mercy!”

The emperor looked at the eldest princess, and after a long time, he sighed: "Since the eldest princess has invited me, I will go and see."

Speaking, he stood up and walked to the gate of the palace.

The Wei family knelt down for so long, and Ben was on the verge of collapse. When it rained, a large area fell down immediately. In the end, only Chu Yu, Yao Jue, and Jiang Chun were left, still staying on the spot.

Chu Yu turned her head and glanced at Yao Jue. Seeing her gritted teeth and trembling slightly, she knew that she was suffering. Chu Yu sighed and said with her, "Don't kneel, go and rest."

"I still succeed." Yao Jue's voice was hoarse: "Don't think it's just you."

Chu Yu was a little helpless, just as she was about to say something, she saw Yao Jue swaying and fell to the side.

Jiang Chun grabbed her, and Wang Lan next to her brought someone over to help Yao Jue up. Wang Lan's eyes were red, holding her stomach and persuading Chu Yu: "Young Madam, why don't you go back..."

"No harm."

Chu Yu shook her head and looked at Wang Lan with concern: "You are still pregnant with a child, don't suffer the cold, I will wait here."

"Xiao Qi won't come back," Chu Yu's eyes fell into the palace gate, and said calmly, "I won't leave."

Wang Lan saw that she could not persuade Chu Yu, so she stopped talking, and helped Yao Jue to a carriage, and asked the doctor to come up and give Yao Jue medicine.

The rain was crackling, and Jiang Chun couldn't hold it anymore, and at this moment, the palace gate slowly opened.

Behind that man stood a long princess in a golden robe, and a prince in a pure white gold embroidered dragon and wide-sleeved robe, followed by the mighty civil and military officials, who followed the palace The doors opened, revealing one by one.

Across from them are Chu Yu and Jiang Chun kneeling, and one hundred and thirty-two tablets standing behind them in the wind and rain.

The two women are dressed in snow-white clothes, and the tablet is made of wood with black and gold characters.

On the one hand, it is the prosperous world of the living; on the other hand, it is the silence of the dead.

On one side is the singing and dancing of Huajing;

This palace gate seems to be two worlds separated by yin and yang. seems to be asking-

Good conscience?

Chu Yu didn't say anything, didn't do anything, when the emperor appeared, she didn't cry, she didn't cry, she just looked at the emperor calmly, her eyes fell on him, tough and clear .

In an instant, the emperor felt as if he had come to the youth and saw Wei Zhong in his youth.

Even if he doesn't know what happened at the border, but the emperor's life, what darkness has he never seen? Even if you guess, you can guess that this general who has been clean all his life has encountered conspiracy and injustice.

He thought that the emperor was cold-blooded, but he was touching the eyes of this woman and the Wei family, seeing the hundreds of tablets standing quietly in front of him, and seeing Wei Zhong's tablet standing on the woman Before, as if with eyes, when looking at him calmly—

The hand of the emperor finally trembled slightly.

, let the storm stop.

Everyone finally knows why the eldest princess asked them to come here.

Seeing this scene, as long as you have a little conscience, it is difficult to have a heart of stone.

The emperor did not speak, he came to Chu Yu, looked down at the tablet of Wei Zhong in front of Chu Yu, and said hoarsely, "Which wife of the Wei family are you?"

"Oh, Chu Yu." The emperor nodded. He had heard of this girl whose husband went to the battlefield on the day of the wedding. He also laughed with Concubine Xie, saying that when Wei Jun came back, he would definitely not be able to enter the house.

The emperor took his mind and said with emotion: "Why are you kneeling here begging to see me?"

"Your Majesty, my concubine came with my family and prayed for His Majesty to release Wei Yun, the seventh son of the Wei family, from prison."

"State Law..."

"Not for my own good."

Chu Yu looked up at the emperor, with a calm expression: "Chu Yu was born in the door, and he also went on expeditions with his father, taking protecting the country and the family as his duty. The same is true for the Erlang of the Wei family. The Erlang of the Wei family can die. , but deserved to die on the battlefield, not in prison."

"My concubine is only a female, I don't know what the Wei family is guilty of, and I don't know what my uncle is guilty of, but I know that my Wei family is loyal and loyal. Your Majesty let Wei Qilang die with a sword, in order to fulfill my heart of defending the family and serving the country."

That's pretty words.

Everyone present knew that if this remark came from someone else, it would only be flattering. However, before the Wei family was full of plaques, everyone knew that no matter what the intention was to say this, this was indeed what the Wei family had done for the past 100 years.

Born in the family of protecting the country, died in the battle of protecting the country.

The emperor did not speak, his eyes fell on Wei Zhong's name, after a long time, he turned around and returned to the palace gate.

The palace gate slowly closed, and the emperor raised his sleeves and said, "Bring Wei Yun to the palace!"

These words made Cao Yan's heart tense. He knew that Wei Yun should not fight in prison these days. The Wei family had a lot of grievances. The best vent. Everyone thought that the case of 70,000 people buried in Baidi Valley must be the emperor's anger, just like the case of the King of Qin back then. Who would have thought that Wei Yun still had the chance to face the saint?

Cao Yan wanted to speak, but saw Mrs. Xie glance over.

His eyes were full of warnings, and Cao Yan suddenly sobered up.

Can't say, he can't say.

Now the emperor must see Wei Yun, there is no way to hide this. He hadn't moved Wei Yun in the Heavenly Prison. If he stopped more at this moment, he was afraid that he would be buried in it together.

Cao Yan was in a cold sweat, standing in the crowd waiting for Wei Yun to arrive.

After a long time, footsteps finally came from outside, and then the emperor saw that the once high-spirited young man was slowly carried in by a sedan chair.

His clothes were stained with blood, and no part of his body was intact.

When the emperor saw Wei Yun like this, his complexion changed greatly.

However, Wei Yun still struggled to get up, kneeled on the ground respectfully, and kowtowed: "Wei Shiqilang, kowtow to Your Majesty!"

His voice was hoarse, completely different from the ignorant young man in the Emperor's memory.

The Wei family was once favored, and Wei Yun was also quite close to the emperor. It can be said that the emperor has grown up, and now he has become like this, the emperor gritted his teeth and asked: "What are you doing? become like this?"

Wei Yun didn't speak, the emperor raised his head: "Dali Sishen, come out and explain to me, good people go in, how can it be like this now?!"

"Your Majesty, I don't know," Dali Si Qing rushed out, knelt on the ground, and began to kowtow desperately: "I will investigate immediately! I will investigate immediately!"

The emperor ignored Dali Siqing. With red eyes, he walked down the steps and came to Wei Yun step by step. He said gently, "Wei Yun, how old are you this year?"

"In half a month, I will be fifteen."

Wei Yun froze, he raised his head, his eyes fell on the emperor's face, his expression was calm: "The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, but your majesty can let you see the father and brother, Let the minister choose a method of death?"

"How do you want to die?"

"I want to go to the frontier and kill a few more Beidi people."

Wei Yun said it powerfully: "My father once said that the son of the Wei family, even if he died, he should die on the battlefield."

These words coincide with what Chu Yu said.

The emperor looked at him. After a long time, he turned around and said loudly: "Look, this is the descendant of the Wei family, the son of my great Chu!"

"He's only fourteen..."

The emperor trembled: "Fourteen!"

There was no one talking and there was no sound. When the emperor said this sentence, everyone already understood what the emperor meant.

From the Wei family being bullied by Cao Yan, Chu Yu kneeling, Mrs. Xie fighting with reason, and the eldest princess touching people with affection, all the people, ministers, and emperors have softened, only There is a prince and a party who want to argue again, but the situation has reached such a point, what can we say?

So I could only watch the emperor turn around and put his hand on Wei Yun's head.

"In those days when I broke a dragon bowl, the late emperor said to the eldest princess, "Everything I do is due to filial piety, and the merits and demerits are equal. It's a bit chilling. I am grateful for the loyalty and blood of the Wei family. He has already paid for the sins your father committed with his life. The merits and demerits are worth it, and you will not be held accountable. And you... I hope you live well and revive the Weifu. You are still here. Wei Jiaying's soul is there."

"Little Seven," the emperor said in a hoarse voice, "Do you understand the suffering of Uncle Huang?"

The latter sentence, Wei Yun understood, the emperor asked if he could understand the pain of not helping the Wei family rehabilitate as the emperor.

Wei Yun didn't speak, he looked up at the emperor, and said calmly: "Wei Yun doesn't understand many things, Wei Yun only knows that Wei Yun is Wei's family."

Wei family motto, protect the country and protect the monarch, never regret life or death.

The emperor's hand trembled slightly, and finally said: "Go back, find a doctor and take a good look, I will let someone investigate what happened to you in the prison."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Wei Yun kowtowed, he was supported by someone, sat in a sedan chair, and rushed outside the palace gate.

At this time, outside the palace gate, only Chu Yu was left kneeling.

After seeing the emperor, Jiang Chun couldn't hold it anymore and fell down. Chu Yu was the only one left, still standing still.

It's just that the wind and rain were too heavy, and she knelt a little in a trance, only to hear the sound of rain splashing down, her sanity suddenly became near and far.

Sometimes she felt that the palace gate stood majestic in front of her, and sometimes she felt as if she was still in a previous life, the night Changyue died, she knelt in front of Gu Chusheng’s gate, crying and begging him .

It was the most regrettable and desperate moment in her life.

That was also the beginning of her letting go of her love for Gu Chusheng.

The decision to put down Gu Chusheng came from this kneeling. Can really let him go, but it took many years.

Because she spent too much on Gu Chusheng, most people are like gamblers, the more investment, the harder it is to give up.

For Gu Chusheng, she left her family and lost herself. She didn't know where she could go without Gu Chusheng.

The world is so big, why is she home?

But it hurts.

Chu Yu was in a trance.

At this time, Wei Yun also came to the gate of the palace. He had already heard about Chu Yu. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, he stopped the person carrying the sedan chair: "Stop."

He said, raised his hand and said to the **** who was holding the umbrella next to him: "Give me the umbrella and I'll walk over."

"The son's feet..."

The **** set his eyes on Wei Yun's feet, the bruises and scars on his legs, he could see clearly when he went.

Wei Yun shook his head: "Don't be too embarrassed when you go home, the family will be worried."

After finishing speaking, he adjusted his clothes, covered the wound on his body, and re-tied his hair behind him with a headband.

After cleaning up like this, he finally didn't look so embarrassed. He borrowed another handkerchief, stained with rainwater, and wiped off the blood and sludge on his face.

Finally, he took an umbrella from someone else's hand and carried it to the palace gate.

Wei Yun's heart twitched fiercely, but his face remained calm, he held the umbrella, resisted the severe pain in his leg, and walked to Chu Yu step by step.

The umbrella was propped on Chu Yu's body, covering the heavy rain. Only then did Chu Yu realize that there was someone in front of her. She raised her head and saw the young man holding an umbrella, standing tall, still with childish eyebrows and handsome, slightly raised eyes, with a bit of natural romance.

His eyes fell on her with a gentle expression.

"Sister-in-law," he shielded her from the wind and rain, his voice was gentle, as if he was afraid of disturbing her, and said softly, "Let's go home."

Go home.

Chu Yu snapped back to her senses, everything in the past seemed to be swept away by the strong wind, she fixedly looked at the young man in front of her.

Yes, this life will be different.

She is not married to Gu Chusheng, she has not been smoothed out, she is the young lady of the Wei mansion, and she still has a home.

"You can count..." She randomly pulled a reason to hide her embarrassed heart at the moment: "I'm kneeling here, it hurts."

"Then you stand up with my hand," Wei Yun stretched out his hand and said seriously, "Sister-in-law, I'm back."

He has come back alive and will never let his family suffer again in this lifetime.