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Although Hua Qianshu swore that he had broken up with Zhuge Xingyun, but Xu judged that they might reconcile the old relationship, Hua Qianmo did not pass the news to Hua Jueming, making Hua ready to see his "daughter-in-law" Cassia is always on guard.Since Hua Jueming had always harbored suspicions about his son's liking for men, he didn't want to show that he cared too much about it. Even if there was no news from Hua Qianshu, he didn't bother to urge him or ask why.Even if he couldn't help but want to ask, Hua Qianshu's time at home was often staggered from his, so he couldn't catch anyone.

Hua Qianshu seemed to have forgotten to take that person home to have a look, not only didn't mention it, but also didn't take any action.Knowing Hua Qianshu's personality well, Hua Jueming thinks that something has changed... Maybe the other party has not decided to spend the rest of his life with a man.Thinking of Hua Qianshu's appearance at that time, he sighed, shook his head as if it was nothing.But when he finally let go, and gave birth to the hope that his second son could marry a wife and have children like ordinary people, Hua Qianshu sent someone to inform him that his "daughter-in-law" would arrive soon, which made Hua Jueming, who was reading in the study, sitting in a state of distress. Sitting on pins and needles, he didn't read any of the words at the moment.After waiting for a long time without any news, Hua Jueming got up, straightened his docile clothes, stroked his neatly tied hair, and asked the waiter to close the study door to avoid Before he could prepare himself mentally, Hua Qianshu rashly brought someone in to meet him.

There was a knock on the door, and Hua Jueming also heard Hua Qianshu's voice.He took a deep breath without any trace, and then walked out from behind the desk, opened the door, saw Hua Qianshu, and was about to speak when he saw Zhuge Xingyun standing behind Hua Qianshu, before Hua Qianshu introduced him, he Close the door and let the two of them have a hard time.

For a long time, Hua Qianshu didn't hear anything from Huacaiming, and Hua Qianshu knocked on the door again, but Huacaiming didn't intend to open the door. Hua Qianshu was about to push the door and enter, when there were two hands behind the door, holding down the door frame, preventing her from opening the door. The door is opened.

"Father?" Hua Qianshu called out.

After a while, Hua Jueming still opened the door, but his face was dark and his brows were so tight that they could kill a few flies.

"Is this the person you're bringing?"

Hua Jueming's bad mood was written all over his face, but Hua Qianshu who was facing him could still smile?

"Yes."

With a bang, Hua Jueming closed the door again.

Hua Qianshu looked back at Zhuge Xingyun behind him, tilted his head and said, "Let's go."

Zhuge Xingyun, who had been stiff before entering the mansion, looked heavy after being shut out twice. He said to Hua Qianshu, who obviously had no burden: "Is this okay?"

"You are the majestic minister of Dali Temple, why don't you give yourself more confidence? Don't worry, it's just that he has seen your face too many times, and for a while he couldn't accept that it turned out to be his future daughter-in-law."

Zhuge Xingyun sighed: "Maybe... Mr. Xiang can hear it."

"If you listen to it, you will feel that what I said is reasonable."

"You are too messy."

"You don't like it?"

"……like."

Hua Qianshu smiled slyly, hooked Zhuge Xingyun's neck with his arm, and dragged him away.

Listening to their conversation, Hua Jueming, who was covered in goosebumps from the numbness, suddenly had the urge to vomit, and he said to himself in his heart that he would never care about the affairs of the two of them from now on.

He still does not support Hua Qianshu's decision, but he can still take a step back and choose not to interfere.

Stop, stop, see, see.

……

It was rare for An Qingxuan to stop hiding behind the bamboo curtain and show his sickness in front of the children.He was sitting on the main seat, still holding a golden handkerchief in his hand, and the prince sitting closest was also three feet away from him.

His condition is much better than An Mingxi imagined, but he himself is negative about his condition. An Mingxi comforted him: "The imperial doctor also said that the father's condition is improving, and the father is taking good care of his body. After a while, I won’t have to be stuck in bed.”

An Mingxin, who was facing An Qingxuan, squinted at An Mingxi who was sitting diagonally across from him, with undisguised disdain on his face.

An Qingxuan lowered his head and waved his hands: "It's just a flashback, I know my own body."

An Mingjing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "The imperial doctor has diagnosed and treated countless illnesses, and since he said he is getting better, there is no falsehood."

An Qingxuan raised his handkerchief to cover his mouth, and coughed lightly, but there was still a foreign body sensation in his throat, so he knocked hard again—after so long, he still hadn't gotten used to the discomfort in his throat, and he always coughed until his throat swelled It hurts, but there have been changes recently, the most obvious is that the frequency of his coughing has decreased a lot.

An Qingxuan raised his head, and looked down at the reactions of the three princes—An Mingxi's worry was undisguised, and he watched An Qingxuan's situation intently; An Mingjing pursed his lips and frowned, and looked away when An Qingxuan was looking at him An Mingxin turned his head towards the door, An Qingxuan could only see the back of his head.

"People are mortal, and as a father, you will go ahead of you sooner or later, but there are many things that you can't let go of... I have been ill in bed for a long time, and I am trapped in the same place every day, and the time of the day suddenly becomes longer... I have thought a lot. Thinking of your mother and concubine, thinking of..."

Hearing the word "mother concubine", An Mingxin had an instant reaction. He immediately turned his head to stare at An Qingxuan, waiting with a cold face for An Qingxuan's comment on the events of the year - this would probably be the first time that An Qingxuan took the initiative Mention his mother and concubine.

An Qingxuan noticed An Mingxin's scrutiny, he no longer shy away from it, and said to An Mingxin: "Xin'er hasn't forgiven Father yet, right?

"Concubine Zhen... is the same as me. She is a willful person. I originally wanted to wait for her to repent and apologize, but she is more stubborn than I thought. She would rather die than bow her head."

That's all there is to say?

An Mingxin clenched his fists, but he couldn't bear the anger and blood, so he slapped the table and stood up: "Is this how you convinced yourself! Pass the responsibility to others—"

"Second Brother!" An Mingjing interrupted sharply, "Sit down, father hasn't finished yet."

An Ming followed the sound and looked at An Mingjing. Although he couldn't calm down, he still slumped back to the chair, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and swallowed his breath.

Being contradicted like this, An Qingxuan was not angry, and his tone was still calm: "Perhaps from your point of view, Concubine Zhen was deliberately forced to death... I am sorry for Concubine Zhen, but I never thought that things would happen to such a degree."

"Too many things happened at that time, and concubine Zhen is not the only one I am ashamed of?" As he spoke, An Qingxuan looked at An Mingxi, and after meeting An Mingxi's gaze, he lowered his head and let out a long sigh, "During that time It happened too much, and the way I dealt with it was to escape... I am not a good husband, nor a good father, I can only hope to be a good emperor... The queen mother is very strict with us, and I was very envious of my nature when I was young The free Seventh Emperor Brother, and... the companion who is also unfettered but self-disciplined, that is, the current Prime Minister Hua. After that, I also saw the Emperor Brother who went to extremes due to the excessive control of the mother... until now But I regret not being able to pay more attention to your growth, after all, I am afraid of being responsible, and I told myself to let go of it for your own good... Sigh, I can’t go back.”

After the words fell, there was no sound in the hall, An Qingxuan looked at the children, unexpectedly even An Mingxi avoided his gaze.

What did An Mingxi think of?An Qingxuan probably knew.

"I was not born as a son-in-law. I was able to become the crown prince and succeeded to the throne thanks to my mother. It's easy to say, but countless siblings died during the period. In the end, only you, your Twelve Emperor Uncle Gong, survived." The prince, and the Nine Princes of Yunnan, who was afraid of the blood rain and stayed in Yunnan to guard the city, have been reluctant to set foot in the capital so far.

"I don't want to see that happen again."

"That's why you gave the throne to the Fourth Emperor." An Mingjing said suddenly, with waves under his calm mask.

An Qingxuan remained silent, waiting silently for him to continue.

An Mingjing smiled self-deprecatingly, and asked, "Afraid that I will kill my siblings like you?"

An Qingxuan was taken aback, and suddenly coughed violently. Wan Ba ​​who was close to him hurriedly stroked An Qingxuan's back, and when his energy and blood were cleared, he brought hot tea and handed it to An Qingxuan.

An Qingxuan shook his head and pushed the cup of tea away, with a formidable expression, he asked back: "You...why would you think so?" His face was flushed from coughing.

"Just kidding, father doesn't have to take it to heart, I just want to know how I am inferior to the fourth brother."

Facing An Mingjing's magnanimous gaze, An Qingxuan was silent for a moment, and only said, "You will know."

"Know?" An Mingjing suddenly felt pathetic, "Do you know how I'm not as good as him?"

An Qingxuan couldn't say anything, so he avoided answering, and only said: "It's just to make me feel at ease in the future. I hope you can swear that you will never do anything to your blood relatives."

An Mingjing stood up without hesitation, raised his right hand, and held up three fingers: "I, An Mingjing, swear here that I will not harm my siblings in this life and the next life. If I keep this oath, heaven will kill them."

An Mingxin followed, holding the teacup in one hand, and swearing in the other: "The same goes for An Mingxin, if you violate this oath, there is such a cup—" He threw the cup heavily on the ground, causing it to shatter into pieces.

"Is that enough, father?" An Mingxin said, turning his gaze to An Mingxi, "I hope that His Royal Highness, who holds the power of the world, can let our brothers go."

After being provoked by him, An Mingxi was not angry, and also swore to An Qingxuan.

An Qingxuan nodded in satisfaction, raised his hand, raised the back of his hand upwards, and said, "Go down."

An Mingjing got up, pushed his hands in a bow and said, "I will take my leave."

An Mingxin also turned around with him, and just as they were about to walk to the gate, An Mingjing suddenly stopped, turned around, and said, "In the end, no matter how hard I try, I'm still not qualified to be compared with your favorite child."

His voice was not loud, and he was far away from An Qingxuan, but his words echoed in the empty hall.

Watching them leave, An Qingxuan sighed, and then asked An Mingxi who was standing aside: "Do you have anything to say?"

An Mingxi said: "What exactly does the emperor want to do?"

"Ok?"

"Royal orthodoxy can't be ruined in my hands, only Shi Yu is not enough to continue the blood, so I can't be orthodox, I know; if the rebels want to overthrow the power of the Hua family, or even the imperial power, for them, I am more important than you." An Mingjing wants a suitable successor, I know. But if I can only attract people with ulterior motives, is it true that I have no talent or virtue in the heart of my father, and I cannot make loyal people bow their heads?"

An Qingxuan shook his head: "The change of the crown prince's candidate not only promotes the actions of outsiders, but also reveals the sharpness of the inside, which is somewhat ugly. I can suppress it when I am alive. If I die, I may only be able to judge success or failure by life and death... I will give it to you." I passed your chance, now, do you regret it?"

An Mingxi shook his head, he lowered his eyes, and murmured as if talking to himself: "Why don't I envy him?"

Without waiting for An Qingxuan to say anything, An Mingxi bowed: "The body of the dragon is the most important thing. As long as the father and emperor are safe, nothing will happen to Daning."

An Qingxuan nodded: "I will try my best to live for a few more years."

"It's late at night, father is good to rest."

"Okay, let's go down."

An Mingxi took a few steps back, then turned around and walked out the door.

When only Wan Ba ​​and himself were left in the hall, An Qingxuan asked Wan Ba ​​beside him: "Is my father a failure?"

Wan Ba ​​bent down and replied: "One day, His Majesty and the others will understand His Majesty."

"I understand... I understand my mother, but I still can't forgive her until now."

"It's not the same," Wan Ba ​​shook his head, "Your Majesty is putting himself in the shoes of the princes."

"Ha, don't miss it."