Chang'an ancient meaning

When Li Chengqi woke up again, he saw Princess Yuanshi sitting on the side of the couch with red and swollen eyes. Seeing him open his eyes, he clasped his hands together and recited a Buddha, and hurriedly shouted out: "Blessing, house! Your Highness is awake!" Li Chengqi just Hazy felt a splitting headache, dry mouth, and her legs didn't seem to be her own, and she didn't feel any sensation at all.

The emperor hurried in from the outside with two imperial doctors, tried Li Chengqi's forehead first, and said with a long breath, "If the fever subsides, there will be no serious problem." The emperor sat down beside the bed, took Li Chengqi's hand and said: "You scared Daddy to death." Seeing Li Chengqi lightly licking his chapped and burned lips, Yuan Shi hurriedly asked the maidservant for honey water. The emperor took it from her hand and fed Li Chengqi two spoonfuls of water. Li Chengqi moved a little, and the emperor Gently pressed him and said: "You lie down, there is no need to be polite."

Li Chengqi glanced at his father and his wife, and finally confirmed that they were in his mansion, and said in a low voice, "Why is Daddy out of the palace?" The emperor said, "They said that you had a high fever and fell into a coma yesterday, so I can't rest assured." Li Chengqi felt a little nervous He was shocked, but he felt a ray of sorrow split his chaotic mind and made him tremble with pain: Hua Nu was hurt alone for two days and nights.

Seeing his painful expression, the imperial physician hurriedly removed the thin quilt on his legs, and gently rolled up his underwear, his knees were purple and swollen, and Yuanshi's eyes turned red again. Pain in your leg?" Li Chengqi shook his head and said, "Go out, I'll have a word with His Majesty." The emperor paused for a moment, sighed and said to his daughter-in-law, "Take them out to make medicine."

When everyone in the room came out in a file, the emperor wiped the corner of Li Chengqi's mouth with a towel. For some reason, Li Chengqi suddenly felt sore in his stomach. He had never dared to disobey his father. Today, for some reason, he seemed to be in a state of confusion after a serious illness. , without any scruples, involuntarily tilted his head slightly.The emperor didn't expect that he would dodge, and his hand rested on his face for a moment, then slowly lowered his hand and said: "I have caused you trouble." Li Chengqi said in a low voice: "Auntie entered the palace that day, but did you blame daddy?" The emperor smiled shyly and said: "After all, once she speaks, I can't help it. I promise her that although I will abdicate, I will still be the regent for the time being. My aunt has saved the clan several times, and I can't strip her of her authority once."

Only then did Li Chengqi know that less than an hour after Taiping entered the palace that day, the world had been turned around.He murmured: "It turns out that Dad still can't see the sweet-scented osmanthus of Nanshan, but he almost took the life of Hua Nu." The emperor said sadly: "I always think that they are mother and son. After all, your aunt will forgive him."

Li Chengqi stared at his father for a while, and suddenly asked in a trembling voice: "Is Daddy also afraid?" I'm afraid." Li Chengqi clenched his teeth, forced himself up and said, "Daddy wants to use this method to save Hua Nu, but what method do you use to protect aunt?"

The emperor said: "Fengnu, you have grown up now, and there are some things that Daddy can tell you. Back then, your old man wanted to make your grandma the queen, and of course he had deep affection for her. He also saw that your grandma He is an extraordinary person. Only with the help of your grandma's ability can we help him get rid of the influence of the elder grandson Wuji Chu Suiliang and other important officials. After removing these ministers, you Aunt wants to take back his power, so you have Shangguan Yicao Zhao abolition The last thing. I followed you Aunt the most when I was young. He was troubled by two things all his life. One was his health, and the other was his feelings for your grandma. He suffered from wind pain and had to let your grandma take care of government affairs for him. , but hates her for spying on Li Tang Sheji. The instigator has no descendants. In this world, the person he admires the most is his queen, and the person he fears the most is also his queen. Just like..." He paused Said: "Just like I did to your aunt."

He stroked Li Chengqi's shoulder and said, "I want you to understand that your aunt was ruined by Empress Zetian all her life, and she also achieved success because of Empress Zetian. The root cause is not Empress Zetian but my Li family. Both Taizu and Taizong married the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Women in the Northern Wei Dynasty were queens, and we have the blood of the Xianbei people. They worshiped the Buddha and allowed women to interfere in politics. We, Li and Tang, have inherited these. But we are different from the Northern Wei Dynasty. We want to use Confucianism to govern the world, and women's temples are not allowed to interfere in politics. , It is the will of God. Your aunt and Saburo will not win. I abdicate this time, and even make her angry with you. The power is taken back, your aunt Bingxue is smart and knows how to adapt to the current situation. It is not too much for Sanlang to be a wise master. My only wish is that they can live in peace behind me."

Li Chengqi said: "I just ask daddy for one thing. You know that the person my aunt cares about the most is Huanu, but don't use Huanu to restrain my aunt anymore. Huanu is a person who lives for love, and now he maintains his life. There is only one mother." The emperor said dejectedly: "It's Dad's fault. I never thought that I couldn't fulfill a single promise I made to you, but I forced you to such a situation with my own hands."

After Princess Taiping came down to court, she wanted to visit Xue Chongjian, but when she arrived at the gate of the mansion, a servant came to report: "Prince Ding asked Princess to go to his room." Wu Youji was ill after returning from Puzhou However, Yan's medicine has not improved. She is busy with court affairs and has no time to take care of him.She frowned lightly, she was worried about her son after all, and said: "Tell him, I will change my clothes and go."

When she came to the outside of Xue Chongjian's dormitory, she smelled a strong smell of medicine. The imperial physician who was waiting in the pavilion hurriedly saluted in person. Taiping waved his hand to signal him not to be too polite, and asked softly, "Is he awake?" The imperial physician said: "Lang Jun was attacked by trauma and internal poison, causing a high fever that never subsides. He would often talk nonsense in his nightmares, and he would not understand it when he woke up." Taiping's heart tightened a little, and he asked, "What did he say?" The imperial doctor looked at him. Taiping took a look, lowered his head and said: "I didn't hear clearly, it seems to be Grandma." Taiping lightly held the silk scarf on his arm, raised his steps and said, "I'll go in and have a look."

When she came to the room, she saw two maidservants kneeling on the head of the bed, with ice cubes wrapped in towels, slowly wiping Xue Chongjian's forehead. bite marks.Tai Ping stepped forward and slowly opened his quilt, and saw that although the wound on his buttocks had stopped bleeding, it had become more and more swollen to a deep purple color, and several wounds had just scabbed over, with faint blood still oozing from the edges.Although the two maidservants had seen Xue Chongjian's injuries when they were in the imperial physician's appointment, every time they looked at them again, they still couldn't help showing fear in their eyes.

Taiping stared at the wound for a moment, sighed, and slowly covered the thin quilt, this slight touch seemed to cause pain on the wound, Xue Chongjian trembled in his dream, and suddenly called out timidly: "Grandmother... ...Aunt, don't hit me..." Taiping's eyes were sour, and he couldn't help raising his hand to stroke Xue Chongjian's cheek lightly, but Xue Chongjian opened his eyes dimly. Taiping was startled, and suddenly wanted to turn around and leave, but Xue Chongjian was dumb. He murmured in a low voice: "Mother, I'm in pain, rub it for me." Taiping stopped beside him for a moment, seeing Xue Chongjian's eyes were loose, it was like a nightmare as the imperial doctor said, and he even forgot about his injury Pain is bestowed by oneself.Taiping breathed a sigh of relief, sat next to Xue Chongjian, stroked his hair, Xue Chongjian suddenly started to cry again, saying: "Mum, I know I was wrong, don't want me..." Taiping burst into tears , patted Xue Chongjian on the back, and comforted him: "Aunt is here, and Aunt will always be with you." Xue Chongjian didn't seem to wait for her to answer, sobbed for a while, and fell asleep with tears hanging down.

Taiping gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his son's eyes, that's good, when he wakes up, he won't remember that he came in the dream, let alone his promise.Some promises are not dared to be spoken, because she will not be able to fulfill them in the future, and some deep feelings can only be understood when they leave.She dominates the lives of thousands of people, as Cui Shi said, she can turn things around, but she dare not make promises to her son.After a while, when Taiping was about to get up, she saw her son was holding her silk scarf in his hand, she lowered her head and gently kissed her son's cheek, took off the silk scarf and put it beside his pillow.

She went out and told the servant: "Go to the villa in Kunming Pool, pick up Princess Lijie, and tell her that she doesn't want to see me, but she is always Hua Nu's wife."

She came to Wu You's room again, the smell was slightly different from Xue Chongjian's room, in addition to the strong smell of medicine, there was also an almost corrupt smell, even the sweet incense couldn't suppress it.A year of tossing and turning sick made Wu You so thin that he almost lost his shape, and his cheeks were sunken like dry bark.Every time Taiping saw him, he was accompanied by disgust and fear, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his cheek to make sure that he was different from him.She couldn't believe that this person had slept with him for more than ten years. It turned out that he could stay together even if he didn't love him. He bore his hatred instead of his mother, but as time passed, he became dependent.

Seeing Wu Youji's skinny right hand tightly pinching his left wrist, she frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling sad?" Wu Youji smiled tiredly and said, "I'm afraid I'll fall asleep before you come. I've always been sleepy these days... I don't know when I'll wake up next time." Taiping said, "Is there anything important that I have to say today?" Wu Youji said, "I heard that you ask Your Majesty to continue to govern the country after he abdicates." Already?" Taiping said: "You don't know the personnel and affairs that you sleep all day long, but the news is still well-informed."

Wu Youji revealed anxious expression, shook his head on the pillow and said, "I can't do this...you will make the prince hate you even more." Even though he accommodated him in his illness, he still couldn't help his pride over the years , she snorted coldly and said, "You don't have to worry about my business." Wu Youji looked at her sadly, and said in a low voice, "Ah Yue... can I call you that? Do you hate Empress Zetian? Hate her Kill Xue Shao and assign you to a mediocre person like me, I hate her too, but... I—" He said this, his face flushed suddenly, he coughed loudly, he covered his mouth with his hand, His body trembled with an expression of pain, and it took him a long time to breathe again and said: "I... really like you. Since you hate her so much, why do you want to follow her?" Taiping said flatly: "Chaozhong You don’t understand, I never wanted to imitate my mother.” Wu Youji shook his head and said: “But people in the world are too afraid of Queen Zetian, they are afraid that you will become her, so you don’t want to be an enemy of the whole world... Well, for the sake of flowers Slave, also for our children, okay?"

Taiping didn't want to talk to him, so he stood up and said, "Heal your illness at ease, I know that." Wu Youji tried to grab her hand and begged, "I beg you, take care of my three children." Taiping nodded Said: "They were born and raised by me, and I will take good care of them." Wu Youji let out a breath, and sighed: "It's a pity that I can't take care of you... I just entered the palace from Bingzhou, and I met you for the first time in Luoyang Palace." When I saw you, you were so beautiful at that time, wearing a yellow skirt, like a winter jasmine..."

Tai Ping recalled a little, but he couldn't remember when he first met this cousin, and he didn't usually wear a yellow dress, only that he was talking nonsense in his illness.She knew that this person was going, and she felt a little pity in her heart. Although she didn't have much grief, she suddenly felt extremely lonely.

It was already late at night when Xue Chongjian woke up again, a lonely lamp was lit far away from the couch, under the lamp a woman was reading a book, his eyes were sore and he couldn't see her face clearly, only the beads on her steps reflected the The light, like a cold star, glows with a hazy brilliance.He knew it wasn't his mother, but he couldn't guess who she was. He wondered if he was still in a dream, and groaned slightly.The woman put down the book, and came to his bed stepping on the faint shadow of the lamp on the ground with her cloud-headed shoes.Xue Chongjian was startled, and then remembered that this woman was his first wife, Wu Linglan.

Under the dim light and shadow, they were like two souls who met under the spring. The scars from the previous life were full of lingering love, and they all went with that body. After going through so many things, they were able to look at each other peacefully.

After a long time, Wu Linglan asked: "Do you want water?" Xue Chongjian nodded, and Wu Linglan took a cup and fed him a few sips of clean water.Xue Chongjian couldn't help asking: "Where's mother?" Wu Linglan said: "Princess said that the king can't bear the heat and humidity, so she took him to the Furong Garden to recuperate." Xue Chongjian felt a chill in his heart, and finally understood the meaning of the beauty before the lamp. Mother won't come, and won't let Li Chengqi come again.

He was so hurt that he just wanted to curl up and cry bitterly, but he had to endure it. He turned around in a daze, and saw a pile of veils beside the pillow like colorful clouds. He asked in surprise, "Is it yours?" Wu Linglan Shaking her head, she said: "No." Xue Chongjian understood it, slowly held the ball of light gauze, brought it to her nose and sniffed, it was the familiar fragrance of phoenix marrow.Xue Chongjian thought of something, took out a small incense ball from the pillow, handed it to Wu Linglan and said, "light this up for me, and hang it on the curtain." There was half a lamp of incense, so I lit it, and smelled a slightly pungent musky aroma.She turned around and hung the incense on the curtain, and the faintly lit fire, like someone's eyes, quietly looked down at them.

Seeing that Wu Linglan was just sitting still, Xue Chongjian said: "I'm fine, you can come up and rest for a while." Wu Linglan said: "You have injuries, don't let me touch them." Xue Chongjian said with a faint smile: "You sleep all the time. Safe and stable." Wu Linglan also responded with a smile, and their tone was calm, like acquaintances reunited after a few years.

Xue Chongjian moved inward with difficulty to give Wu Linglan a place. Wu Linglan took off her coat, untied her bun, and brushed her long hair like a black waterfall onto Xue Chongjian's face.She gently pulled up the quilt to cover her body, but revealed a section of snow-lotus-like arms, and she watched his silhouette in the shadow in the dim light.It seemed to be raining again outside, and the cries of Zhuzhi were hidden in the pattering rain. The summer night in Chang'an made people feel so melancholy and lonely.She knew that Xue Chongjian had never fallen asleep, she was waiting for him to speak and explain the question in her heart, but she didn't expect it because she knew early on that the answer would not make her happy.The incense, the silk scarf, the scar, and the longing in Xue Chongjian's heart at this time have nothing to do with her, she is just the person sleeping next to him.

Xue Chongjian was traumatized and had a high fever, and he couldn't get up until the end of August.The new emperor gave him a reward when he ascended the throne. He reasoned that he was ill and asked Wu Linglan to go outside to receive the order for him.He purposely made himself sick so that he could hide in this small dormitory without having to go to Xie En Mian Sheng.He isolated some people he didn't want to see, and those he wanted to see but couldn't, using the reason of illness to isolate them.

That day Wu Linglan pushed open the window, and a sweet fragrance wafted into the room, Xue Chongjian asked in surprise: "What kind of fragrance do you use?" , this season should be sweet-scented osmanthus." Xue Chongjian's heart moved when he heard the words, and he walked slowly to the window, and stared at the faint touch of mountains in the distance through thousands of carved phoenix corners.He whispered: "Have the sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms in Nanshan bloomed?" Wu Linglan only felt that his tone was a little strange, and didn't go into it, so she casually replied: "I guess so."