Reborn as King again

He Wenliu is not a cruel person, but his words and deeds towards Xia Zhiyuan just now revealed a icy chill. I can't help feeling that he also has a temper.

I pretended to have just arrived, and "accidentally" found Xia Zhiyuan who was kneeling on the ground and weeping.Xia Zhiyuan is not as innocent as he appears on the surface. Although he is only 16 years old, he has a lot more heart than his pig-headed cousin.Xia Zhiyuan has always been an open-minded person since he entered the palace, and no one can offend him. How could it be possible to get close to the arrogant and domineering Xia Zhirou?Now that he is kneeling to beg He Wenliu, he is just doing a show for me.He went to the imperial study with his mother to look for me, knowing that I would go to the ancestral hall with He Wenliu to watch the night, so after leaving with the mother, he immediately stopped He Wenliu on the only road leading to the ancestral hall, begging him deliberately, not just to let me I think he is a simple-minded person who values ​​love and righteousness.Xia Zhiyuan is still too young, and this little trick made him smart and was mistaken by his cleverness. In my opinion, it is simply a farce.

Xia Zhirou seemed to notice me walking in, raised her head timidly, pretending to be surprised: "Emperor... Your Majesty?"

"Get up." I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with him. Things have been too many and annoying recently. I have no heart and energy to deal with Xia Zhiyuan's mess. I thought I might as well give him a warning now.

Xia Zhiyuan stood up, but the tears still couldn't stop, crying, "Your Majesty, I...my cousin..."

"Okay, stop pretending." I interrupted him directly, not wanting to hear his emotionless cry, and said, "Yuan Ronghua, if I didn't punish you, it doesn't mean I don't know about the crime of framing Concubine Wen." You also participated in this matter." With Xia Zhirou's mind, how could she come up with such a complicated method to harm He Wenliu?There must be someone planning behind it.

"Your Majesty... why do you say that?" Xia Zhiyuan didn't cry anymore, but with a look of astonishment on his face, he said, "What proof do you have?" Xia Zhiyuan was still too young, but when I mentioned it, he immediately vented his feelings.

I didn't explain much, just said lightly: "Your relationship with Gui Zhi, I knew about it when you first entered the palace." Xia Zhirou's confidant maid Gui Zhi admired Xia Zhiyuan since childhood, but Xia Zhiyuan didn't Moved.I think Xia Zhiyuan often tells Guizhi some of his thoughts, and Guizhi can also reveal these thoughts to Xia Zhirou without exposing Xia Zhiyuan. Guizhi will never betray Xia Zhiyuan.He Wenliu was punished and framed, most likely it was Xia Zhiyuan's idea, Xia Zhirou was only the executor.At such a young age, but with such a vicious heart, I have to guard against it.

Xia Zhiyuan has always kept a low profile in the palace, he would never have thought that I would know all this, his voice trembled, "Even if I am close to Guizhi, what evidence does the emperor have to prove that I am related to the murder of Concubine Wen? "

I laughed, why, did you admit it so quickly?It's okay, I'm not moving you now, you have other uses, I said with a smile: "If I have evidence, you should be in Wen Cui Yuan to accompany Rou Zhaoyi, waiting to be buried together." Then, I thought Thinking, asked: "I have always had a question, Concubine Wen has never provoked Rou Zhaoyi in the harem, why did Rou Zhaoyi insist on biting Concubine Wen this time?"

Xia Zhirou felt that she could no longer pretend to be that kind and simple person in front of me, so she withdrew his nose and tears, and her voice quickly returned to normal, "My cousin once told me However, one day she passed Qingluan Hall, looked inside, and saw the emperor and Concubine Wen. At that time, Concubine Wen was dirty all over, but the emperor didn't dislike it, and still held Concubine Wen in his arms. I I think it is because of this reason that my cousin hates Concubine Wen in her heart."

What kind of broken reason is this?This spring, He Wenliu's clothes have not been cleaned, what date is Xia Zhiyuan talking about?I really didn't have any impression, but I didn't bother to bother, and walked directly towards the ancestral hall.

I hadn't taken two steps when I heard Xia Zhiyuan say quietly behind me: "Your Majesty really thinks that Concubine Wen is as she appears on the surface? Just now you also saw Concubine Wen's attitude towards my minister."

Can he say such sowing words?I ignored him.In fact, I can't understand He Wenliu's character very well. No matter how good-tempered he is, he is also a person with a bottom line. Dan'er was raised by his side since he was a child. Now that Dan'er is dead, if he doesn't think about revenge, he will be a ghost.If He Wenliu had a little bit of scheming, he wouldn't have sent Mint away, and he wouldn't have remained obediently because I left him in the harem for five years. Sometimes I would rather he be more ruthless.

After Dan'er's first seven days, he will be buried in the Princess Mausoleum. According to my previous decision, Xia Zhirou and his eunuchs will all have to be buried.So I'm going to take her on the road myself.

I brought the internal eunuchs who punished me to Wen Cui Yuan where Xia Zhirou lived.Although Wen Cui Yuan is a garden, it occupies no smaller area than a palace. Xia Zhirou has always wanted to be a queen, and always manages this Wen Cui Yuan very well, as if she wants to compete with Jia Wanru's Baoge Palace.But now, the Wen Cui Garden is desolate and overgrown with weeds. It doesn't have the glorious scene in the past, but it looks like a cold palace.

The gate of Wen Cui Yuan was held by the guards, and the punished inner eunuchs were all locked up for burial, while Xia Zhirou was still sitting in the lobby of the main hall of Wen Cui Yuan in a daze, looking quite dignified.

"Rou'er." I called out.

Xia Zhirou heard someone calling her, and slowly raised her head.She hasn't washed and washed for many days, her hair is messy, and her clothes are not neat.I walked up to her and said to her, "It's time, you should be on your way."

Xia Zhirou turned her face and looked at me with sly eyes. After a long while, she finally mustered up the last bit of courage and asked, "Your Majesty, have you ever loved me?"

There was still a hint of love in her tone. I was taken aback and looked at her. Her eyes were full of hope, just like when we first met in the small garden. She longed for me to respond to her true feelings. .Xia Zhirou is really a fool, she is about to die, and she still asks me this kind of question.

I looked at her eager gaze, and burst out laughing, the laughter became louder and louder, resounding throughout the main hall, my stomach was about to hurt from laughing.love me?Why do you have to say love?Jia Wanru is like this, He Wenliu is like this, even Xia Zhirou who is about to be buried by me is like this, love is really cheap.

Accompanied by my laughter, Xia Zhirou's complexion gradually turned ugly, and she realized that everything was just her self-indulgence.

Gradually, I stopped laughing, bent down, buried my head in Xia Zhirou's ear, and said softly: "You are going to die soon, so I will tell you the truth, I don't love you, and I don't love you." I don’t love Concubine Wan, I don’t love Concubine Wen, I don’t love anyone. There is no good person in your Xia family, and I will kill them sooner or later. You are just the first one. Go down and find the way for your family first."

After I finished speaking, I got up, turned my head, and walked towards the door, only to hear Xia Zhirou's heart-piercing scream, "No——" and then bursts of crying and laughing, Xia Zhirou Zhirou couldn't bear the blow and went crazy.

I walked to the door and ordered, "Do it."

Then several inner eunuchs, holding white silk in their hands, walked in, and soon, I didn't hear Xia Zhirou's yelling again, and not long after, those inner eunuchs came back to me and said: " Your Majesty, Rou Zhaoyi has gone."

I didn't say anything, didn't turn my head to see Xia Zhirou's last face, and left directly.

It took more than a month for He Wenliu to take care of his body, but he was still too weak. I had been feeding him for nothing in the previous year, so I had to ask Wang Qing to make a new order to let him take care of himself.

June 27 is Dan'er's fourth birthday. He Wenliu wants to go to the Taimiao Temple to set up a longevity lamp for Dan'er, hoping that Dan'er will reach bliss sooner.I was worried that he would go alone, so I had no choice but to accompany him.

The Taimiao is a royal temple built on the outskirts of the capital. There are many eminent monks in the Taimiao who chant scriptures and Buddha for the children of the royal family.In the Taimiao, there are tablets of the emperors of Datong.I seldom come here, even if it is the anniversary of the death of the late emperor, I would run away as much as I can, because I hate the sound of a bunch of monks chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha, like mantras, it makes me flustered.

When I arrived at Taimiao, as soon as I got off the carriage, I smelled a faint scent of sandalwood, which made me feel hairy and goose bumps all over my body.Master Fang Neng, the host of the Taimiao Temple, had heard that He Wenliu was going to set up a lantern for the third princess Li Dan'er, so he had been waiting at the door for a long time.

As soon as Master Fang Neng saw us coming, he immediately stepped forward to salute, and then guided us in.The Taimiao was built with funds allocated by the imperial court, and 10,000+ taels of silver are spent on repairs every year, so the entire Taimiao covers a vast area and is very solemn.I didn't pay much attention to this matter, mainly because I was with He Wenliu.He Wenliu asked Master Fang Neng about this and that. He saw how good the environment of the Taimiao was, and he felt that if he set up a longevity lamp for Dan'er here, Dan'er would definitely find a good family in his next life.

Seeing my absent-minded appearance, He Wenliu didn't feel embarrassed, and said: "Your Majesty, I see that this temple is quite big, why don't you go shopping first, and I will go to you after I set up the longevity lamp?"

"Alright." I immediately agreed, it was better than following Master Fang Neng and listening to him lecture on Buddhist scriptures.

So, I asked a little monk to lead the way, and asked him to take me around the temple to see if there was anything interesting.

In the past, every time I came to the Taimiao, I had to dress up to attend. Before coming to the Taimiao, I always fasted for three days, bathed and changed clothes. The etiquette was very complicated. Talk to the first emperor.The first emperor died a long time ago, so what else should I talk about, so I usually spend half a day talking to myself, or in a daze, and still hungry, so I hate coming to Taimiao.

After turning around, I felt very boring. Although the Taimiao is big, it is indeed a boring place.In addition to being a monk is still a monk, either the monk sweeps the floor, or the monk chants scriptures, or the monk knocks on the wooden fish.Just as we passed the gate of a yard, I suddenly heard the sound of a piano.

I'm really familiar with that piece, it's called "Green Water Source", it was composed by my brother Li Muyi when he was bored when he was still the crown prince.The style of music is elegant and beautiful, with a touch of tranquility, which fits my brother's personality very well.I remember that after the emperor became the emperor, he didn't play that piece of music again, and that piece of music didn't spread, so not many people knew about it.But now I heard it again in this Taimiao, could it be that my imperial brother is not dead?Thinking of this, I felt joy in my heart.

[Volume Two: The Xia Clan]