Ten years of life and death

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In the main hall, all civil and military officials were discussing the opening of the Enke Examination every three years. While listening to the opinions of the courtiers below, the old emperor looked sideways at the prince who was concentrating on listening to the government, and couldn't help feeling worried. Although the prince was no longer the same as before Such an infatuated wooden bird, but I'm afraid it's too early for him to control the whole world alone. Looking at the entire court, besides Zhang Shaomin, who else can Li Zhaoting entrust?

Feng Shaomin?She used to be the person I trusted the most. I entrusted my daughter and son to her, and the world will surely be safe, but it's a pity that she is actually a daughter, cough, a daughter?I can't entrust my daughter to her, but I can entrust the prince to her, no, no, no, I can never be the second Li Tang emperor and hand over the world to a woman, but my body, alas, I'm afraid I can't make it through It's summer.

Liu Tao, Liu Tao, it would be great if you were still here. If the crown prince entrusts you, even if you don’t have any great achievements, you can still settle the country. Thinking about Liu Changying’s outspokenness back then, it’s really like you back then. Liu Changying?Yes, I still have a Liu Changying, Liu Tao is gone, but he left me a Liu Changying, plus Zhang Shaomin, Li Zhaoting, hahaha, there is hope, hahaha.

Father, are you okay, the prince looked at the emperor who was smiling inexplicably and asked concerned.

You all stop for a while, the emperor opened his mouth and said to all the ministers.

Zhang Shaomin, the leader, heard the emperor's words, stepped out and bowed his hands. I don't know what orders the emperor has for the three-year Enke exam?

Let's discuss the matter of Enke later, Li Zhaoting?

The minister was here, and Li Zhaoting bowed his hands and went out.

There is one thing I need you to do. Tomorrow morning, you will take my imperial decree and go to Jiangnan to order Liu Changying to return to Beijing to take up his post.

Your Majesty, you once ordered Prime Minister Liu's family never to return to the capital, and today you are ordering them back. Isn't this begging a disgrace to the Emperor?A minister surnamed Wang came out and said.

Mr. Wang is right, the emperor's golden words, how can they come out and come back, if it spreads out, won't it make the world laugh, Li Zhaoting immediately agreed with the words of the minister surnamed Wang, he never dreamed that the emperor would give a heavy edict to Liu Changying Returning to Beijing, this is a non-chao hall, and he was afraid that he would not be able to avoid it, so how could he bring Liu Changying in again.

Rules are dead, people are alive, I can expel him out of Beijing, or order him back to Beijing, Prince, immediately write an imperial decree to Li Zhaoting, let him leave early tomorrow morning, the emperor has made up his mind, no further discussion is allowed .

Your Majesty, Jiangnan is a long way from the capital, and Mrs. Liu is several months pregnant at this time. The toil of traveling for several days is not optimistic for pregnant women. Why don't you ask your majesty to postpone it for a few days until after Mrs. Liu gives birth? Is the minister going to invite Mr. Liu back to Beijing again?Li Zhaoting had already heard the insistence in the emperor's words, so he could simply procrastinate, so as to give him time to find a way to dispel the emperor's thoughts.

Li Zhaoting, what did you just say?Say it again?

A few days ago, Mrs. Liu wrote to his nephew saying Mrs. Liu was several months pregnant. Li Zhaoting was relieved and secretly pleased. It seemed that this trick really worked.

Liu Changying actually has a child, a child?That's my grandson, my grandson, hahaha, in my lifetime, I could actually see my grandson being born, hahaha, the emperor who had made up his mind to send Liu Changying back, after hearing Li Zhaoting's words, He couldn't help but brows happily, and he called out several times, "Prince, you will go to Jiangnan with Li Zhaoting tomorrow to summon Liu Changying. Remember to take good care of Mrs. Liu. It's okay to wait a few days, but you must return to Beijing safely."

The ministers received the decree, and the prince answered the emperor's words.

This is the end of today's discussion, you all go back, hahaha, the emperor's accompanying eunuch shouted to retreat, the emperor took the prince away from the hall with a smile on his face, and the crowd in the hall slowly dispersed. Zhang Shaomin called Li Zhaoting, who was limp on the ground, "Brother Li, the emperor just sent an order back to Mr. Liu, why are you so nervous?"

Brother Zhang, you don’t know. My father-in-law and mother-in-law paid for Liu’s stable life. They don’t want Brother Liu to step into the official career again, but now the emperor wants to send him back. Don't die with peace!Li Zhaoting couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, he couldn't figure out why the emperor ordered Liu Changying back.

Brother Li, judging from the situation just now, the emperor has made up his mind, Mr. Liu must return to Beijing, you'd better go back and clean up earlier, and set off with the crown prince tomorrow morning, Zhang Shaomin comforted Li Zhaoting.

I'll go to Brother Feng to discuss it, he is always the most thoughtful.

Hey, brother Li, I think you should not go. The emperor has already had a lot of dissatisfaction with Brother Feng, and even dismissed him from his official position. Now that Brother Feng can save his life, it is considered auspicious, so you should not give him any more He has caused unnecessary trouble, he is relaxed now, he just needs to be with the princess, Zhang Shaomin said as he blocked Li Zhaoting's way.

Li Zhaoting thought about what Zhang Shaomin said, and it was indeed not unreasonable, he sighed helplessly, looked at the high dragon chair, and fell into deep thought.

Your Majesty, Princess Tianxiang is waiting for you in the study room. The eunuch who guards the study room saw the emperor stepping up and stepped forward to tell you.

Father, you have come down to court, hey, father, you look very good today, Tianxiang helped the emperor to sit down and said with a smile.

Hahaha, Xiang'er, the emperor is happy when he sees you, hahaha, tell me, what's the matter with going to the palace to find the emperor?The emperor looked at Tianxiang with a smile and asked.

My daughter is here today as a matchmaker.

matchmaker?What are you thinking about in your little head?

Father, Xiang'er came here to ask you to give Zhang Shaomin a marriage. The object of the marriage is a lady from Wangge's hometown. Tianxiang smiled and said the purpose of this trip. I think the two of them are very suitable. One is the current Prime Minister. , one is a lady from the family of the elders of the three dynasties, it can be said that they couldn't be more matched.

Hahaha, you are a real kid, have you ever asked them what they mean, and let the emperor give you a marriage, if one of them is not willing, then I will mess up the mandarin ducks.

Father, Wang Ge always fell in love with Zhang Shaomin, that's why I said it. As for Zhang Shaomin, being able to marry a daughter from Ge's hometown is a blessing he has cultivated in several lifetimes. He couldn't even laugh, so how could he refuse? Woolen cloth.

Zhang Shaomin is indeed a talent, but it is a pity that he is destined to be blocked by others, otherwise, the emperor would really want to recruit him to be your son-in-law, the emperor sighed slightly, and pulled Tianxiang to his side to look at him lovingly.

Father, my son-in-law only wants Feng Shaomin as his son-in-law in this life, so my son-in-law begs you to forgive the mistakes made by the son-in-law. Tianxiang's sincere pleading face made the emperor couldn't bear to say no more to Feng Shaomin.

Xiang'er, I can't control the affairs of you young people, you go ask that Zhang Shaomin, if he is willing to marry Miss Wang, I will marry them both immediately.

The minister there thanked the emperor for them first, Tian Xiang still had a smile on his face, and said happily by the emperor's side.

You begged your father, and your father agreed, so you can stay in the palace to accompany your father today, okay?

Okay, Xiang'er has learned a few pieces of music recently, and my son-in-law played them to my father, come here, bring the piano, Tianxiang left the emperor's side, sat in front of the piano, raised her hand to caress it attentively, and looked up from time to time Looking at her kind-hearted old father, she felt very at ease in her heart, at least compared to Feng Suzhen, she could still serve her by his side.

In the days of late spring and early summer, the rain is always unpredictable. The sky on the west side of the city is still under the setting sun, but on the east side of the city, it is raining, and it has been falling for several hours. They didn't stop until it got dark. The people in the princess' mansion were busy preparing dinner, but before the princess came back, Li Zhaoting and Liu Qian were waiting.

The rain has not yet dissipated, and there is fog everywhere. Li Zhaoting, who is wearing a green shirt, is holding an umbrella in one hand and holding Liu Qian's hand in the other. Walking in the wet yard that has just rained, it is a different kind of Looking at the scenery, Feng Shaomin stood at the entrance of the hall and looked at the two people walking towards her, his heart was as calm as water.

Brother Li, Mrs. Sister-in-law, a polite voice came from not far away. Li Zhaoting raised his umbrella slightly and looked at the refined and upright person in front of him. Brother Feng, I'm really sorry to bother you at this time.

Brother Li is serious, you and my confidant brother, why bother, please come inside.

It seems that we did not come at the right time. Li Zhaoting saw the dishes on the table and asked Feng Shaomin softly, is the princess not here?

The princess went to the palace early in the morning, but she hasn't come back yet, brother Li, please tell me what's going on, Feng Shaomin led the two of them to the side hall.

Taoer, are there any guests in the house?Tianxiang's hearty voice came from outside, and it could be heard that she was very happy today.

It was Mrs. Li who came to discuss something with the son-in-law, and Taoer answered Tianxiang's words.

Li Zhaoting?Tianxiang's originally happy mood dropped a little in an instant, what was he doing here?Seeing him surnamed Feng was probably going to be heartbroken again.

Princess, you are back, did you get caught in the rain?Feng Shaomin immediately left the side hall and walked up.

It was still that person's gentle voice, and that person's polite tone of voice, but when she heard it, Tianxiang felt a little surprised. Before Feng Shaomin's concern made her feel at ease, it was because she was his wife, but now she is with her. She already understood that she felt that Feng Suzhen should change, but what she said just now made her a little dazed, as if they didn't understand that she was still her husband and she was still her wife.

I'm fine, Tianxiang hurriedly answered Feng Shaomin's concern, Taoer, ask the kitchen to cook a few more dishes, Master Li is here, please treat him well.

Yes, the servant girl is going to give instructions to the kitchen.

Master Li, what do you need to find your son-in-law?Tianxiang sat down at the table, glanced at Feng Shaomin and asked.

This morning, the emperor suddenly ordered me to follow the crown prince to send Brother Liu back to the capital. We will leave early tomorrow morning, and the imperial decree has already been written. You're smart, so I'm here to ask Brother Feng what he thinks about this matter?

Regardless of the purpose of the emperor's order to return Liu Changying, this is a matter of nails on the board. Even the imperial edict has been issued, and there is no room for turning around. Tianxiang seems to be the emperor's order to return Liu Changying Not surprised, nor opposed.

Princess, that day my parents tried their best not to let my brother return to the court. They just wanted my brother to live a peaceful and peaceful life, so Qianer begged the princess to persuade the emperor to take back his life and let their family go. Liu Qian knelt down in front of Tianxiang and begged.

Liu Qian, what are you doing, get up quickly, Tianxiang put down her chopsticks and hurriedly helped Liu Qian up, Liu Qian, you are an official lady, you should know the consequences of disobeying orders.

I know, but it's my parents' wish. Please forgive me, princess.

In life, there will always be many things beyond one's control, why bother to care too much, besides, the son-in-law will never intervene in court affairs again.

Brother Feng, are you really no longer stepping into the court?Li Zhaoting didn't quite believe the princess's words. He felt that the emperor was just saying it out of anger, and Feng Shaomin's kind of good governance is something that can be met but not sought after.

Feng Shaomin, who hadn't spoken all night, spoke now. Brother Li, what the princess said is true. Life is short, and success and fame are foreign affairs to Shaomin. It is enough to live a peaceful life with the princess, Feng Shaomin Wei Wei spoke, holding Tian Xiang's hand and whirling in the palm, still looking at Tian Xiang with those beautiful eyes.

The cold temperature wrapped the whole hand, and the cold air instantly entered Tianxiang's body. It's not that she doesn't understand Feng Shaomin's intentions, but she just can't see her tormenting herself like this. Taoer, bring the soup first, the son-in-law is still a little cold, Have some hot soup to warm you up.

I'll bring it right away, Tao'er answered and went out.

You two comment, how is the cooking skill in my house?Tianxiang asked the two people on the opposite side who were still ashen-faced.

It was delicious in color and fragrance, and the cook in the princess' mansion must be the king of the kitchen. Li Zhaoting put a mouthful of food in his mouth and replied politely.

Hahaha, I love to hear this, you don’t have to be polite, do it yourself, while talking, Tao’er has already served the soup, hey, Tao’er, what kind of soup is this?How come I never drank it?

Princess, I have to ask our son-in-law about this. This soup was specially made by the son-in-law for you, the princess. Tao'er answered Tianxiang's question with a smile on her face.

It's just nonsense, you've hurt your mind a lot these days, so just treat it as me apologizing for you, Feng Shaomin took a spoon and put a bowl in front of Tianxiang.

apologize?Can a bowl of soup get rid of me? A sip of hot soup, the sweetness slowly faded the cold air just now. In the bottom of the half bowl of soup, there are still a few lily petals swaying, another spoonful, oh, it’s true It's very sweet.

I'm an idler, as long as you like it, what's the point of doing it every day?Feng Shaomin answered Tianxiang's words and put the soup in front of Li Zhaoting.

It's so sweet, I didn't expect the consort to make soup, and it's so delicious, Liu Qian just took a sip, and brewed it in her throat, then looked at Feng Shaomin, and said calmly, Zhao Ting, today we are blessed by the princess, we can When you drink the soup made by the concubine, you have to drink a few more bowls.

Li Zhaoting laughed, "Brother Feng, I couldn't compare to you in the court affairs in the past, and I can't even compare to you in the way of coaxing a wife today. I finally understand why you are the number one scholar and I am the second place."

Brother Li, don't talk about these things, the food is going to be cold, Feng Shaomin doesn't want to see Li Zhaoting like this, so he diverted the conversation.

Brother Feng, don't be too polite. When I go to summon Brother Liu tomorrow, I have to learn from you two.

As for learning and the like, let's talk about it later, don't waste the craftsmanship of the son-in-law, come and come, don't be too polite, Tianxiang smoothed things over with fun.

What the princess said was very true, Zhao Ting, drink more, Liu Qian leaned slightly and put a bowl of soup in front of Li Zhaoting, Feng Shaomin just glanced at the two people opposite, then lowered his head slightly and drank the soup.

At the end of the night, there was still drizzle, misty, and a bit chilly, Feng Shaomin and Tianxiang stood at the gate of the mansion to send Li Zhaoting and Liu Qian off, and when the carriage of the two went away, Tianxiang turned his back on his back When she arrived in the courtyard, rain and mist shrouded her, like a fairy who had strayed into the world. The two stood facing each other, only a few steps away. What Feng Shaomin was thinking, Tianxiang knew, and what Tianxiang was thinking, Feng Shaomin also knew.

me tonight.

you tonight.

You speak first.

You speak first.

There was a moment of embarrassment in the atmosphere, both of them were at a loss, finally Feng Shaomin said, "Princess, I will go back to the Prince Consort's Mansion tonight, you should rest earlier."

The play is over, the spectators are gone, and you, the protagonist, should go too. Tianxiang caressed her arm and entered the house. It was indeed a bit chilly outside.

Feng Shaomin glanced at Tianxiang's back, lifted his shirt and walked away, princess, why don't you keep the son-in-law?Xing'er asked in confusion.

People who can't be kept, why should I forcefully keep them, blocking myself, wouldn't it be too worthless, the hairpin carved with half a peony was pulled out of the hair, and a waterfall of blue hair fell down, from the dressing room Looking in the bronze mirror on the stage, there is a beautiful face, but there is no life. I took a comb to comb my hair, but stopped moving. Who am I combing for?

Our son-in-law is also true, he just left his wife in the house and didn't want it, and if he comes back tomorrow, I will definitely show him face.

What Xing'er said is right, the son-in-law is too clueless.

Alright, without my permission, no one should go to the son-in-law's mansion to pass on the son-in-law. Tian Xiang put down the comb and got up to go to the bed.

Tao'er and Xing'er glanced at each other, and both knelt down in front of Tianxiang, princess, you can't indulge the son-in-law like this anymore, today you are going to punish us, and we both want to say, you treat him so well. You are as good as me, but he treats you like this. Even if you were a princess, you went too far, but what he has done these days is enough to wipe out the achievements he made before. You have treated him well these years, Even a block of ice should melt.

Tao'er, Xing'er, as slaves, we should not talk nonsense about the matter of the master. We waited for the princess to wash up, and Nanny Zhuang came in silently and spat at the two of them.

Mommy, you brought up the princess by yourself, you have the heart to see the princess so sad, but don't care about it?Xing'er dismissed Nanny Zhuang's words.

With such loyal servants and friends, Tianxiang's eyes turned red, mother, don't blame them, they are all for my own good.

Grandma Zhuang's eyes turned red when she saw Tianxiang, and she knelt down as well. The old slave had neglected his duty, and it was the old slave who didn't treat them well, which made the princess sad.

Ben was just red-eyed, but looking at the three people kneeling in front of him, Tianxiang burst into tears, stepped forward and helped the three people up, you are all for my own good, I know, but don't blame the son-in-law , the most miserable person in this world is her, and the most difficult person is also her.

His sufferings and hardships are all for others, but princess, your sufferings and hardships are all for him. One sentence poked the deepest part of Zhong Tianxiang's heart, and it was branded with a red mark. Three years ago , she is for her, three years later, she is still for her, how long is life?How much does she want for her?

A smear of red flashed through the window, standing outside the side door, smelling bad.

Brother Jian, Tianxiang wiped his face and ran out when he heard the sound of a sword fluttering red. The ice-like cold man at the door had a blue face and his hair was already wet by the rain and fog outside. Obviously, he was stuck in the rain and fog. a long time.

Tianxiang's red eyes looked at the cold swordsman's heart, filled with endless pain. In this world, there is nothing that can make him feel sad and tender than the woman in front of him. He really wants to Wipe away the tears on her face, but raised her hand in front of her eyes, but put it down helplessly, moved her somewhat stiff face, and put on a gentle look.

Smell, let's go have a drink.

Looking at the man she had been fascinated by in front of her, Tianxiang still cried, but there was still a smile in the crying. In this world, only this man can let her get back the former Tianxiang, and only this man can make her feel helpless. scruples.

it is good.

Before the three people in the room had time to ask anything, the two of them had disappeared into the rain and mist, surprised, dazed, and at a loss, sweeping back and forth on the faces of the three of them, after a long time, the three of them tidied up each, closed the door and left .