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Jinde Palace is located to the west of the imperial city, and is the closest to Lenggong. The bleakness of the family when it was given to Concubine Yu can still be recalled to this day.Jinde Palace was originally built by Emperor Taizong for a favorite concubine who was supposed to be relegated to the cold palace, and the name of the palace was not Jinde.Later, Zhao Zhen fell in love with Li Yuzhen, who had just entered the court and was only a maidservant. Regardless of the objections of the Queen Mother Liu E, he insisted on accepting her as a concubine.

Zhao Zhen also mentioned that he would choose another place for Concubine Yu, but Concubine Yu, who had nothing to do with the world, liked the cleanliness of Jinde Palace after getting used to it, so she declined Zhao Zhen's kindness.Different from the extravagance of other palaces, the interior and exterior of Jinde Palace are surprisingly quiet and elegant, which also coincides with Zhao Zhen's preferences, so when Li Yuzhen greeted him in simple palace attire, Zhao Zhen felt a sense of warmth and lightness in his heart. guilt.

Yuzhen is still as beautiful and peaceful as when they first met for many years. She didn't speak when eating, but she lowered her eyebrows and smiled frequently serving Zhao Zhen's dishes, listening carefully to Zhao Zhen's story about the hardships and dangers she experienced this time out of the palace.Especially whenever Zhao Zhen talked about the various ordeals she had encountered, Yuzhen's expression was nervous and heartbroken. Even an outsider could see the deep friendship with that unfaltering expression, let alone Zhao Zhen himself. ?

"Your Majesty, why don't you leave tonight?..." The bright red cheeks shone brightly under the light of the red candles, revealing an astonishing beauty, which made Zhao Zhen, who was about to say goodbye, feel soft and nodded unconsciously .

The hibiscus tent is warm, the red sleeves add fragrance, the face is as beautiful as peach blossoms, and the room is full of spring scenery.

It is still the familiar affectionate expression, the skin is still as smooth as fat, and even the fragrance on the body has not changed at all, but when the beauty with gradually widening belt finally leans into the arms, it is different from the previous emotion. , Zhao Zhen's heart felt like being hit by a giant hammer, and countless images of Zhan Zhao's face flashed through his mind, making him froze there, completely unresponsive.

Although the mind kept clearly ordering itself to cater to and kiss the other party's lips, but the body was honestly unable to move.After not seeing her for a long time, Yuzhen raised her head and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Zhen pushed her away suddenly as if struck by lightning, and turned over to sit up.

"Your Majesty...?!" At first she couldn't accept being pushed down by Zhao Zhen, but after recovering, Yuzhen immediately grabbed the collar of her underwear and knelt down beside Zhao Zhen. "What's wrong with you, Your Majesty? But my concubine... Is there anything wrong with it?"

"It's none of your business." Zhao Zhen replied nana, his eyes full of bewilderment.

how so?From the moment he decided to step into the Jinde Palace, he made a decision in his heart. If he couldn't avoid it, he would stay and do what he was supposed to do as an emperor, because in his heart he had at least a part for Yuzhen. I really like it.But it wasn't until the end that he realized that the so-called liking was not worth one ten-thousandth of that person's eyebrows.

It turned out to be such a thing to be completely occupied by one person?Even the slightest gap can't escape.Looking at the charming Yuzhen in his eyes, his love was indeed teased by her, but the place where his heart was rippling was the person in Zhuyixuan who filled his heart, suddenly there was an uncontrollable urge to go Hugging that person, stroking the brows of his brows, kissing his thin pale lips, even... no, what is he thinking?Damn it, stop it!stop!

Zhao Zhen suddenly distorted his face and hammered his head violently with both hands. Finally, he bent down and inserted his fingers into his hair and growled "stop".Seeing this, Yuzhen was terrified, and hurriedly grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand to prevent him from hurting her any longer.She shouted: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Don't scare the concubine. Is your head offended? The concubine is going to call the imperial doctor..." While talking, Yuzhen crawled Getting out of bed was about to run out barefoot, but was pulled back by Zhao Zhen.

"I'm fine." While panting, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an incense burner with lingering smoke from the corner of his eye, Zhao Zhen's face was stunned, and he stepped forward to extinguish it with tea.Looking back, seeing Yuzhen full of anxiety, he pulled her back to sit on the bed again. "Yuzhen, it's true that I haven't fully recovered from my head-wind syndrome. Physician Dong originally told me to endure it for another month before performing the ceremony of the Duke of Zhou. It's just that there have been rumors in the palace recently. I don't want to hurt others, so I came to your palace." Give it a try. But it seems that it is still a bit reluctant. Next time, don’t use the kind of incense that adds to the fun, it will make my head ache."

Yuzhen hurriedly said: "It's because the concubine didn't think carefully, and didn't think that Yiqingxiang would damage your majesty's dragon body. How does your majesty feel now? Do you want the imperial physician Xuan Dong to come and take a pulse?"

"Farewell, it's late at night, there's no need to be so troublesome. It's a pity that because of this illness, I... may not be able to take good care of you for the time being."

Yuzhen smiled faintly: "What did your majesty say? The concubine has long made up her mind to be a husband and wife with your majesty for a lifetime, how could she not know the general situation for the sake of a momentary pleasure? In fact, your majesty should have told the concubine frankly that if it is really harmful Your Majesty injured the body of the dragon, isn't that the fault of the concubine?"

"Then tonight..."

"If Your Majesty wants to quell the rumors earlier, it's better not to leave Jinde Palace tonight. In fact, compared to being favored by His Majesty, the concubine would rather be by His Majesty's side all the time."

"I've wronged you..." Zhao Zhen hugged Yu Zhen with one arm, but there were countless apologies in his heart.The head wind disease was originally sent by Xue Liang to avoid the Queen Mother's accountability, but now he uses it as an excuse to continue to deceive Yuzhen, but I don't know how long this white lie can last?

After a sleepless night, after the morning court, although Zhao Zhen was exhausted, he still insisted on going to the Hall of Compassion and Ning to greet the Queen Mother as usual.The Empress Dowager Liu E saw Zhao Zhen's expression was distressed, and said calmly: "Looking at the emperor's face, he looks a little haggard. I guess it's because he didn't sleep well last night."

Zhao Zhen heard something in the Queen Mother's words, and hurriedly explained: "I have been in a hurry to deal with the memorials left over from this period of time these days, so I didn't rest well."

The Queen Mother sneered, and said sarcastically: "I didn't rest well, my lord, you were in Jinde Palace last night, how did you rest well?"

"Mother..."

The Empress Dowager said nonchalantly: "You like that Li Yuzhen, and Ai's family doesn't object. How can there be no one or two lovers in the emperor's palace? It's just Nuo Da's harem. You have been cold for more than a month, and of course you got it." The head wind disease is the reason, but since you have recovered and can visit the palace, but you still don't see you go to visit the empress of the main palace first, do you think you have put the cart before the horse?"

Zhao Zhen lowered his eyebrows and was trained: "What the mother taught me is the lesson. I will visit Queen Guo later."

"Go, don't rush away, spend more time with the queen. I always say that I am busy, but I see that you have a lot of time to run to the Zhuyixuan. Fortunately, the whole court knows that there is a man living there, otherwise I would have thought you How about this being the emperor's golden house?"

Zhao Zhen was taken aback by the queen mother's words, and he hurriedly joked in his heart: "Why does the queen mother make fun of my son? I have already explained to you that the guards left in the palace are for the sake of the people's hearts, and the guards here are here He is very prestigious in Liangcheng, everyone knows that this time the guards are going to save me, so how can I treat him poorly?"

"The emperor's treatment is indeed generous. He did not hesitate to quarrel with the ministers of the court for a small fourth-rank guard, but it made the Ai family look very impressed." Seeing that Zhao Zhen wanted to defend himself, he raised his hand and interrupted: "OK Now, let’s not talk about this, let’s talk about Princess Deyi. How did this girl provoke you, so that the emperor insisted on confining her in the bedroom?"

"Yinger, she..."

"Forget it, you know it even if you don't mention it. All these years, that girl has always been in love with Zhan's guard. This is also the reason why Ai's family was reluctant to let Zhan Zhao stay in the palace. They are all good, but they are definitely not a good match for Deyi."

Zhao Zhen said awkwardly: "That's what I told Ying Er, but that girl is very stubborn and stubborn."

"Deyi is not young, and it seems that it is time to choose a son-in-law for her who has both ability and political integrity. Aijia heard that Khitan recently submitted a letter of credence, saying that the new successor of Khitan Khan, Yeluzong Shi, wanted to welcome her. Deyi is a concubine, I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, he had never thought of marrying the imperial sister away, so he wanted to suppress this matter, but somehow the Queen Mother found out about it. "I don't know how the Empress Dowager thinks about this matter?"

"Deyi is the only daughter of the Ai family. From the heart, the Ai family doesn't want to see her marry far away, but from the overall situation, the marriage is also of great benefit to my Da Song. This time it is Khitan who is proposing. Khan, it is impossible to send away a daughter of the clan at will. Even if Deyi does not go, a real princess must go to Khitan to get married. In addition, the Ai family also heard that Khitan attaches great importance to the matter of marrying my Princess Song. In addition to the first letter of credence, there will also be a delegation of courtship visits in the near future, Aijia heard that the leader of the delegation this time is not simple, his name is Yelv Zongche."

"Yelu Zongche?" Zhao Zhen frowned tightly: "The famous king of the South Courtyard?"

"That's right. I heard that this person is very good. He has been loved by the Khitan Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan since he was a child. Although he failed to seize the throne, he has real power in his hands. He also has a group of red training troops who are very brave and good at fighting. Therefore, Khitan people call him the Red King. Not only In this way, since he became the Great King of the Southern Academy, he has treated the Han people kindly and advocated Sinology. His reputation is not inferior to that of the Khitan Khan, and he has a high voice among the Yelu tribe, which has played a big role in stabilizing the Khitan. Khan is also very afraid of it."

Seeing the queen mother pondering for a while, Zhao Zhen asked in confusion: "What does the queen mother think about this Yelu Zongche?"

"If possible, the Ai family would like to marry this Yelv Zongche."

Zhao Zhen was stunned: "Could it be that the queen mother wants to marry Ying Er to him?"

The queen mother smiled and shook her head: "Your Majesty is too worried. The Ai family only said that they wanted to get married to the king of the South Courtyard, but they never said that they wanted Yinger to marry. According to the reliable news from the spies in Khitan, this Although the Red King came from the same lineage as the new Khan, they were extremely different. Naye Lu Zongshi rejected the Han people and raised taxes on the Han people as soon as he took office. I came here to ask Deyi to marry me, but I don't know which song is singing?"

Zhao Zhen was stunned: "So the queen mother wants to take this opportunity to win over Yelv Zongche and use her power to obstruct the other party, right?"

"That's right. But the specific matters have to wait for his arrival, and we can make a decision after inquiring about accurate information."

The queen mother sipped her tea and changed her sitting position.Zhao Zhen thought the queen mother was tired, so he bowed to leave, but the queen mother waved her hand and said "no rush" to persuade her to stay.The mother and son sat facing each other, took a nap and ate some melons and fruits, and then saw a servant came to report that Yan Kui, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, asked to see him.

Before Yan Kui entered the room, he saw Zhao Zhen was there, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression showed a bit of unnaturalness.

Zhao Zhen was quite surprised, but asked calmly, "Commander Yan, do you have anything to report?"

When Yan Kui heard this, his expression was complicated and evasive, and he couldn't answer a word for a long time.

At this time, the Queen Mother's cold voice came: "If you have anything, you can just say it."

"Reporting to Your Majesty and Empress Dowager, I led a team to Canglin to destroy the remaining party in the Chai Palace, but I don't know who leaked the news and let him escape. I ask Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, to punish me for my ineffectiveness."

Before Yan Kui took off his robe and knelt down to accept the crime, Zhao Zhen got up suddenly after hearing the words. He glared at the queen mother, and his uncontrollable emotions beat his heart like waves.He said word by word: "What does the mother mean by this?"

The Empress Dowager raised her brows and eyes slightly, although her expression was cold, but she couldn't restrain her hatred for iron and steel in her rolling eyes. "The Ai family knows that His Majesty is benevolent, so there are some things that you cannot do, and the Ai family will do it for you."

"Is what the queen mother did for the son emperor so-called cutting grass and roots?" Zhao Zhen felt a sharp pain in his heart, and couldn't stop smiling wryly. "But did the queen mother ever think that this is what I hoped for? The queen mother has already ruined Prince Chai's family, and now she refuses to let go of even the last trace of her blood?"

"Back then, the Ai family just let go of the emperor who was killed by Chai Wenyi. You have suffered so much this time. The Ai family almost lost their son, and the Song Dynasty almost lost the emperor. Now, you have learned a lot of wisdom. Let me ask, Ai What did you do wrong?" The Empress Dowager walked over slowly, her eyes glowing with love and kindness.She stretched out a hand to caress Zhao Zhen's cheek, and sighed. "The Ai family is getting old and can't stand the hardships. The Ai family only wants to guard my son and the thousands of people left by the late emperor for the rest of their lives. For this reason, even if the Ai family's hands are stained with blood, After death, he will be thrown into the [-]th floor of hell, and the Ai family will not hesitate."

The scolding rushed to the throat and suddenly he couldn't say anything. Seeing that the Queen Mother's temples were covered with hoarfrost, Zhao Zhen suddenly hated himself.If it weren't for his cowardice and incompetence, and being assassinated again and again, how could such a mother who only needs to spend her life in the deep palace be so exhausted and at a loss?At this moment, what qualifications does he have to accuse the Queen Mother of being cruel, cruel?He couldn't tell, there was only guilt, towards the Queen Mother, towards Lord Cheshire, towards the Yang family, towards Han Mengfei...Fortunately, there is still a chance of redemption!

"Mother, please believe me. After this ordeal, I have really grown a lot. The reason why I pardoned Han Mengfei and others is definitely not a momentary soft-heartedness, and I also believe that the assassination on the imperial street will never be done by Han Mengfei and the others. It came out. It is true that I did not handle the case of the Chai family well enough to allow those Xiaoxiao who are dormant in the dark to take advantage of it. But I believe in the way of heaven, as long as I have a clear conscience and do everything to the best of my ability, let it go. This bright world will not treat me poorly."

"The Ai family doesn't believe in the way of heaven..." Zhao Zhen's eyes were gloomy, and just when he thought the queen mother was going to deny him, a sonorous and powerful sentence hit his heart. "However, you are the only son of the Ai family, and the Ai family is willing to believe in you."

Zhao Zhen was very excited when he heard the words, and said in a loud voice: "Mother, I assure you that I will definitely find out the real culprit this time, and return Han Mengfei and others to their innocence. ...I also want to give him some justice."

Of course, the queen mother understood that what the emperor said was not aimed at her secret decree to destroy the family back then, but meant that Wan Nai Anming, the servant of the military department who betrayed King Chai, would be punished in a canonical way, so as to return justice to the Chai family.Seeing Zhao Zhen's resolute expression, Empress Dowager Liu suddenly felt relieved, sighed, and nodded in acquiescence.