Tyrant [Rebirth]

The maid hung up the embroidered gold silk curtain, walked slowly into the inner room, gently opened the censer, added some spices with a silver spoon, and then quietly retreated.

The elegant and mellow fragrance slowly drifted out from the red gold carved incense burner, and it lingered for a long time. Chu Shaoling was half asleep and half awake, thinking in a daze, this is the incense of agarwood, and he hadn't smelled it for many years.

Agarwood incense, tonifies the five internal organs, harmonizes the spleen and stomach, eliminates evil spirits, and eliminates addiction. It is best for the body to smoke and burn in the inner room. In addition to the royal ambergris in the palace, this incense is precious, and it is specially used by the empress.

Chu Shaoling felt a little nostalgic when he smelled the fragrance. At that time, his mother was still alive, and knowing that he liked the fragrance, he distributed more than half of the agarwood in his palace to Bitao Garden.

Later, Empress Ling passed away, so naturally this duty was gone, and the remaining few boxes were gone after they were burned. Later, the emperor appointed Concubine Li as the queen, and this became the exclusive use of the new queen...

Chu Shaoling felt dizzy, half asleep, half awake, events from many years ago replayed in his mind one by one...

When she was young, Empress Ling hugged Chu Shaoyang and held him by the hand. The three of them enjoyed flowers and played in the garden of Fenghua Palace together. The young Chu Shaoling didn't understand why his mother was always crying when no one was around. The emperor has not stepped into Fenghua Palace for a long time, and always loves to go to Concubine Li in Linzhi Palace. Concubine Li always embarrasses the Queen intentionally or unintentionally in front of people because of her favor.

Later, grandfather Zi Junhou became more and more unsacred, but the queen didn't say much for her mother's family, but just advised her grandfather not to get ahead. At that time, the queen's health was getting worse day by day, but she was still dignified in front of people, and she didn't ask the emperor until she was about to die. Seeing that she treats her mother's family leniently because of her relationship with the emperor for more than ten years, the empress has never asked the emperor for anything in her life, and the emperor naturally agreed to her last wish...

The mother's family of several concubines in the palace is rising day by day in the court, and there are more and more concubine princes. The situation of Chu Shaoling and Chu Shaoyang is getting more and more embarrassing. First, they are no longer respected as before, and later, some people start to frame Chu Shaoling and poison Chu Shaoyang... …

Chu Shaoling began to make friends with ministers to consolidate his power, close ministers and foreign officials, no matter who they were, Chu Shaoling was willing to make friends with anyone who could help him, and gradually formed his own faction in the court...

Concubine Li dominates the harem, and Concubine Li's second prince, Zhen Bihe's second prince, Chu Shaoruan, becomes Chu Shaoling's biggest opponent. At a critical moment, Chu Shaoyang was accidentally convicted and fell into the hands of the Zhen family. Chu Shaoling had no choice but to help Concubine Li seal the life of his younger brother Later, the third prince, Chu Shaomo, was granted the title of King Chen, and colluded with Chu Shaoruan, and Chu Shaoling made a plan to push Chu Shaomo off his horse.

After King Chen was convicted, Chu Shaoling began to target the Zhen family and Chu Shaoruan, steadily and steadily. In less than two years, the emperor completely rejected Chu Shaoruan, and the Zhen family gradually declined...

Chu Shaoling finally cleared the obstacles in front of him, and when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his own brother Chu Shaoyang stabbed him in the back, completely ruining the friendship between the two brothers...

Fortunately, there was such a person at the end, although he was just a bodyguard, he made Chu Shaoling go happily. It's just a pity... Chu Shaoling thought in a daze, it's a pity that he didn't know about Wei Ji sooner... No!

Chu Shaoling suddenly opened his eyes, hadn't he already fallen off the heartbroken cliff?What is going on now? !

Chu Shaoling sat up and looked around, the scene in front of him was familiar to him, here... this is clearly Bitao Garden!

The Bitao Garden was given to him by the emperor after he moved out of Empress Ling's Fenghua Palace at the age of six. All the decorations in the palace were personally selected and arranged by Empress Ling. can come back.

Chu Shaoling got out of bed, turned around the Shu embroidered screen with bare feet, looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and was stunned. The young man in the mirror was only sixteen or seventeen. After a while, Chu Shaoling smiled. back to the past.

Chu Shaoling turned back to the inner room, went to the book table and flipped through it. Under a copy of "Mencius", there was a piece of paper, which was Chu Shaoling's own handwriting. The entire sheet was dedicated to Queen Ling, and there were a few words below: The winter of the 13th year of Apocalypse.

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month in the 13th year of Tianqi, it was the day of Queen Ling's sacrifice. Chu Shaoling was just 17 years old this year.

Chu Shaoling closed his eyes, thinking about what happened this year, yes, the year of Empress Ling's death, when Concubine Li, the Zhen family, and the youngest Chu Shaomo were staring at him, he tried to protect Chu Shaoyang several times. Almost losing his life, Chu Shaoling sneered, since the heavens let him come here only once, then he must not suffer again from the previous life, those who have harmed him, he will slowly settle accounts one by one, those who should belong to He wants to take back all his things, and there is... Wei Ji.

Before Shi Weiji died, he said that he had seen him ten years ago, Chu Shaoling did some calculations, and now he has seen him for two years, but he didn't know if Wei Ji had come to the palace to come to him at this time, Chu Shaoling secretly regretted I don't know much about Wei Ji, I only know his first and last name. If Wei Ji hadn't entered the palace now, it would be difficult to find him. Maybe, I would search the entire imperial city of Chu Shaoling to find this person.

Chu Shaoling took a deep breath to clear his mind, and turned around to call for someone. The maids didn't expect that Chu Shaoling had already got up, and hurried in to serve after hearing the movement. The personal maid, Wan Cui, put on the outer shirt for Chu Shaoling, and buttoned the agate buttons one by one. He whispered, "Why did Your Highness wake up so early today? Last night, His Highness went to Zhaoyang Hall and came back so late. The slaves thought that His Highness would not be able to get up today."

Zhaoyang Hall, the sleeping hall of Chu Shaoyang.

Chu Shaoling sneered, straightened his cuffs and did not answer, Wan Cui knelt down and tied Chu Shaoling's belt, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday was the Queen's Day... I know that His Highness is not feeling well, but His Highness, don't just worry about yourself, this servant listens It is said that the empress dowager has not been feeling well these few days, and I think she is missing the empress dowager, it would be better if your highness finished school..."

"What did you say?!" Chu Shaoling missed a beat in his heart, and greeted the Queen Mother?The empress dowager passed away ten years after the apocalypse, where did the empress dowager ask him to pay her respects now?

Wan Cui raised her head and looked at Chu Shaoling suspiciously, and said hesitantly: "Your maidservant is saying... It is better to go to pay respects to the Queen Mother after your Highness finishes school. The Queen Mother was the most loved by the Queen Mother before she was alive. I think the Queen Mother will be heartbroken these days..."

The empress is not only the empress dowager's daughter-in-law, but also her favorite niece. The empress dowager's marriage was facilitated by the empress dowager back then. The empress dowager is naturally very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, but... Chu Shaoling is a little confused. I left two years earlier, why are you still here now?

How could Wan Cui know what was going on in Chu Shaoling's mind, seeing that Chu Shaoling's expression was different, he thought it was because he missed Queen Ling too much yesterday. She has served Chu Shaoling for many years, knowing that her master has a serious heart, so she didn't say any more.

Chu Shaoling originally thought that he was just revisiting his previous life, but who knows that some things are completely different from his previous life. That Wei Ji... is still there?

Chu Shaoling closed his eyes, and ordered someone to call the chief eunuch Wang Gonggong of Bitao Garden. Wang Gonggong had been waiting outside for a long time. Hearing this, he hurried in and listened to his orders.

Chu Shaoling thought for a while, and said: "Yesterday I ordered a guard to do something. I vaguely remember that his name is Wei Ji. I called him here. I have something to ask him." If Wei Ji has not entered the palace yet, if Wei Ji is assigned to another place, or, this Shi Wei Ji has never seen her before...

"Returning to Your Highness, it's really unfortunate." The prince bowed his head and said, "The guards are on duty. Today is the day when the guards leave the palace. Last night, the child received the badge with me. I think it will come when the palace gate opens this morning. It's already out of the palace."

Wang Gonggong raised his eyes and looked at Chu Shaoling's face. Although he didn't know why Chu Shaoling suddenly thought of a little guard with no grade or rank, but seeing Chu Shaoling's expression was not normal, he said: "If your Highness needs to find him, your servant will arrange it here." people……"

"No need." Chu Shaoling let go of his high-hanging heart and shook his head: "There is nothing important. Since he is out of the palace on duty, he should be back that night. Let him come to see me directly when he comes back."

The prince bowed his head: "Yes."

Chu Shaoling silently played with the jade pendant on his waist, and said for a while, "Go to the Xinxin Academy and say, I won't go to school today, change my clothes, and I'm going to the Ci'an Hall to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."