Reborn as King again

Why He Wenliu hates Zhou Ling so much, I really can't think of a reason.Zhou Ling is from Jianglin, and He Wenliu is from the capital, so it stands to reason that they would not know each other before entering the palace.He Wenliu didn't pay much attention to Zhou Ling when he was drafting a girl last year, but when I planned to make Zhou Ling a queen, He Wenliu had already expressed in front of me that he hated Zhou Ling very much. What did the queen do to offend He Wenliu before?

For this reason, I sent Wanfu to inquire in the palace to see if Zhou Ling met He Wenliu privately or by chance when he was still the son and had conflicts.But Wanfu made inquiries outside, and came back to report to me that Zhou Ling had no contact with He Wenliu before becoming queen.

Since I promised Zhou Ling yesterday that I want to "ask" He Wenliu about his crimes today, of course I will go to Qingluan Hall to find He Wenliu to sleep with him tonight.

Qingluan Palace bedroom

He Wenliu was the same as usual, wearing unlined clothes, sitting on the bed, I sat by the bed, pulled up the brocade quilt and covered him.I think I must have a good talk with He Wenliu today, because He Wenliu's attitude towards Zhou Ling is too abnormal.

Every time I say something to He Wenliu, I never beat around the bush. The main reason is that I don’t think it’s necessary. Has always been adhering to the purpose of speaking straight.

I said: "Concubine Wen, can you tell me why you are always targeting the queen?"

He Wenliu knew that I would ask him this question sooner or later, but he still smiled wryly: "Is the emperor complaining for the empress?"

I could hear He Wenliu's faint disappointment towards me in his tone, and a nameless fire suddenly burst into my heart. Is he so unconfident in me?Will you think that I deal with him for Zhou Ling?

I calmed down my emotions and said, "I just want to know the reason."

"There is no particular reason." He Wenliu arched his knees, leaned his chin on his knees, and said with a calm and breezy look: "People are very greedy and can't always be satisfied, and my minister is no exception. Back then Wei Chen just wanted to be closer to the emperor, so Wei Chen entered the palace, and then Wei Chen hoped that the emperor would pay attention to Wei Chen, so Wei Chen went to bed, and then Wei Chen wanted to have a bond with the emperor, Wei Chen The minister gave birth to the emperor's child, and the minister wanted more and more, but after the appearance of the queen, the minister felt that the emperor did not value the minister as much as before, so naturally he did not like the queen."

I know He Wenliu very well. In this life, I put all my feelings on him alone. I can accurately grasp his every frown, smile, and any expression. I can see that He Wenliu's remarks were planned in advance. It's good to prevaricate me.Maybe this is He Wenliu's true feelings, but it's not the reason. He Wenliu actually concealed something from me, he lied!It wasn't because he didn't like Zhou Ling at all.I looked at He Wenliu and said with a very serious tone: "Concubine Wen, tell me the truth, don't send me away with such ambiguous words."

He Wenliu looked ahead, did not dare to meet my gaze, but replied calmly: "What I said is the truth, I just saw that the emperor is kind to the queen, and I was jealous."

"Concubine Wen! You know I'm impatient, don't lie to me!" I was really angry, why is He Wenliu so stubborn.Zhou Ling is a man who doesn't offend me, I don't offend anyone, now He Wenliu doesn't want to see Zhou Ling at all, and Zhou Ling is not a fuel-efficient lamp. At yesterday's banquet, Zhou Ling left a sentence of "childhood sweetheart" and a sentence of "grow up", which is obvious. The only thing is to make me misunderstand the relationship between He Wenliu and Huang Kun. I just pretended not to hear and said nothing. Then in Fengyi Palace, Zhou Ling cried to me and told me why He Wenliu didn’t give him favor. Protect He Wenliu, but what about He Wenliu himself?Are you lying to me here? !

He Wenliu and I have been together for so many years, and we have hardly shown him any face. Seeing my stern face, he also panicked. He felt that the reason I was angry now was because my heart was for Zhou Ling, so he grabbed my hand , hastily said: "I will go to the queen to admit my mistake tomorrow, the emperor, please don't be angry, okay?"

Who made him admit his mistake?Return it to Zhou Ling?Why, if you want to admit your mistake, you should admit it to me!He Wenliu didn't understand the core of the problem at all!I hate others to lie to me the most. I was deceived by Jia Wanru for most of my life in my previous life. I have a scar in my heart. I can see the warmth and coldness of the world clearly. I wear a mask and act with people every day. I am tired enough. He Wenliu actually started to lie too?

I shook off his hand and stood up, He Wenliu didn't know what to do, "Your Majesty...?" He had already given in to me, but I was even more angry.

I ignored him and left without even looking back.I can't stay by He Wenliu's side anymore, I don't think I have a good temper, if I keep entangled with He Wenliu on this issue, I will definitely get angry and yell at him, but I don't want to do that, I have to bear it, so Now I'd better leave as soon as possible, lest I really lose my temper at He Wenliu.

I left the dormitory angrily, Wanfu who was guarding outside the door was taken aback, and hurried forward to ask: "Your Majesty, what is this?"

I didn't stop, and said as I walked, "Gather all the serving eunuchs in the Qingluan Palace in the main hall. If I have something to ask, I have to ask them one by one!"

"Yes." Wanfu knew at a glance that I had a quarrel with He Wenliu, which made me feel very bad, so I didn't dare to ask more questions, and just followed my orders.

After a while, in the main hall of Qingluan Palace, I was sitting on the main seat in front of the hall. The more than 40 palace servants who served here were all gathered in the center of the hall, bowing their heads and waiting for me to ask questions.They guessed that they had probed into Wanfu's mouth beforehand, and understood that I was angry for some reason, so they could only knelt on the ground timidly.

I asked directly: "Does anyone know why Concubine Wen and the Empress are at odds?"

No one in the hall spoke, and I was anxious when I saw it. What's the matter?Anyway, I am also the emperor, why should I make a noise?I hate the kind of people who don't even fart when I ask questions. I said sharply: "Speak! Are you dumb?"

Xinyue, who was kneeling in the front, quickly kowtowed and said in a panic: "The emperor calms down. Eunuch Wanfu has already come to Qingluan Palace to inquire before, and we have said everything we can. Although we are all serving Concubine Wen, but Wen The festive slaves and servants between the concubine and the empress really don't know!"

Little Luzi, who was kneeling next to Xinyue, also explained: "Your Majesty, Sister Xinyue is telling the truth. Concubine Wen has never met the Empress in private, so it is impossible to have a grudge with the Empress. And when Eunuch Wanfu came to inquire , The servant also specifically asked some eunuchs and maidservants who are friendly with the servant in other courtyards, and they have never seen Concubine Wen and Empress Dowager meet or quarrel alone, the emperor please check clearly!"

I glanced at Wanfu, and Wanfu nodded to me, indicating that he had indeed come to Qingluan Hall to inquire about He Wenliu and Zhou Ling.

I can be quite sure that He Wenliu and Zhou Ling's Liang Zi were formed in the palace, and it is impossible that no one saw it.He Wenliu didn't tell me the truth, and Zhou Ling didn't know where to provoke He Wenliu. Neither of these two people could give me an accurate answer, so I could only ask the people who served by their side.I said: "All of you think about it again, when did Concubine Wen come into contact with the queen!"

"Father?" A child's voice came out, and I followed the voice to see that it was Li Ji, who was wearing unlined clothes and a coat, lying outside the main hall door, looking in constantly, as if he was watching a scene.

Li Ji looked at me without saying a word, walked into the main hall boldly, greeted me and asked, "Is the father not sleepy? What are you doing?" After all, Li Ji is only over two years old, no matter how old he is, he is still just a child .

I saw that Li Ji was wearing thin clothes, so I pulled him over and hugged him on my lap. Wanfu looked very winkingly, got a thin quilt from somewhere, handed it to me with both hands, and I covered Li Ji, saying: " Father has some things to ask, but Ji'er, why are you still awake at this late hour?"

Li Ji rubbed against my arms, as if he wanted to take my body temperature, he said: "I was a little thirsty just now, I called the palace guards outside the door, but no one answered, so I ran out to have a look." The teapot on the table there poured a glass of water for Li Ji, handed it to him and said, "Drink, go to bed after drinking."

Li Ji took the teacup, drank the water obediently, then glanced at me, and asked tentatively: "Is the father trying to punish the mother and concubine?"

"Why are you asking so many questions, kid?" I glanced at Li Ji. He couldn't have ran out of the dormitory because he had no water to drink. He probably came to the main hall on purpose when he heard something. I said, "Your mother The concubine has done nothing wrong, so why should I punish him? I just want to know about the misunderstanding between him and the queen." I really want to see what Li Ji wants to do with He Wenliu.

"Empress?" Li Ji tilted his head, as if thinking about it, and said: "I know something strange, I don't know if I should say it or not." As he spoke, he looked at the eunuchs kneeling under the hall At first glance, it seems that there are scruples.

Wanfu hurriedly ordered: "You all go down." After the eunuchs got the order, they quickly kowtowed and knelt down to leave the main hall.

After everyone left, I said to Li Ji, "Can we talk now?"

Li Ji nodded, and told me something that he found strange: "Last year, on the eve of the conferment ceremony of the queen, when the empress was still the prince of Zhou Ling, one day the concubine mother took me and Yun'er to the ancestral hall."

"Ancestral hall?" I was stunned, what does this have to do with the ancestral hall?

"My concubine will go to the ancestral hall every now and then, sometimes alone, sometimes with Yun'er and me." Li Ji said: "But that day, my concubine's expression was very strange. He was fine before entering the ancestral hall. But after walking around in the ancestral hall, her face turned pale, and then she asked the maid guarding the entrance of the ancestral hall to ask who had been here before, and the maid said that only Mr. Zhou Ling had been here before. The mother and concubine were in a trance all day long, and the son looked worried, so he acted like a baby with the mother and concubine at night and wanted to sleep with the mother and concubine. They yelled 'Dan'er, Dan'er', but I don't know if since then, the mother and concubine have disliked the empress."

I know that He Wenliu often goes to the ancestral hall. He goes to pray for his dead daughter Dan'er.He Wenliu probably saw something in the ancestral hall that he didn't want and shouldn't see, which made his attitude towards Zhou Ling change. As for what He Wenliu saw, he would rather lie to me than tell me. Guessing seven or eight points, it's no wonder he hates Zhou Ling so much.

Seeing that I was silent, Li Ji asked, "Father, who is Dan'er?"

Li Ji and Yun'er were still young, and no one in the palace told them that they used to have a beautiful young lady.In order to heal He Wenliu's pain of bereavement and further enhance the royal family's reputation, "Dan'er" is a taboo topic in the harem.Now that Li Ji asked, I didn't intend to hide it, so I replied directly: "Dan'er is the first child of your mother and concubine, and died before you were born." Li Ji originally wanted to ask something , but I asked Wanfu to take him back to the dormitory to sleep, now it's midnight, going to bed late is not good for the child's health.

After such a toss, I am also a little tired, and most of the anger in my heart has disappeared. The principle is that I should go back to He Wenliu's dormitory to sleep.So I turned back to He Wenliu again.

Not to mention the guards at night, even Wanfu was astonished by my actions. After all, I walked out of He Wenliu's bedroom angrily two hours ago. Going back again like this now is not my style.

I pushed open the door of He Wenliu's bedroom, and the lights inside were already holographic. I thought that He Wenliu should have fallen asleep. I walked into the screen, and He Wenliu really lay down. He turned sideways, rolled up his legs, and put his hands on his chest. He looked like he was fast asleep.

I took off my dragon robe and shirt, took off my shoes and socks, and got on the bed, lying beside He Wenliu. I turned my head, and He Wenliu's back was facing me. I could only see the back of his head.It may be because the light is too dark that I have an optical illusion. I look at He Wenliu as if trembling slightly.

In order to confirm my idea, I stretched out a hand, trying to turn him over to face me. Sure enough, I could feel He Wenliu's body startled. Although he was covered with a quilt, his body temperature was not as good as mine. The palm is high.

After I realized something was wrong, I sat up immediately, trying to press his shoulders to make him lie flat, "Concubine Wen? What's wrong with you, Concubine Wen?" He Wenliu didn't answer me, when my other hand was on his pillow When I went up, I felt that the top was wet, and my heart suddenly panicked, and I shouted towards the door: "Come here!! Come here quickly!!"

The eunuchs outside watching the night knew from my tone that something else had happened, so they immediately opened the door and entered, asking, "What is the emperor's order?"

I said: "Light up the lamp! Quickly light up the lamp for me!"

After the inner eunuchs got the order, they immediately picked up the torches and lit all the lamps in the dormitory, and the room was brightly lit all of a sudden.

I saw He Wenliu lying next to me full of tears, pursed his lips, and said nothing. I asked, "Concubine Wen, is there something wrong with you?" I reached out to hold He Wenliu's little hand, but his hand held He clenched his fist tightly, refusing to let go, and the back of his hand was cold for a while.I opened his fingers one by one, and saw a few red nail marks on his palm, which made me feel very distressed.

He Wenliu didn't speak, I looked anxious, and ordered the inner supervisor: "Hurry up and pass the imperial doctor to me."

Before the eunuch could respond, He Wenliu opened his mouth: "My minister... my minister is fine, Your Majesty, you don't need to..."

I didn't care what He Wenliu said, I looked at the inner supervisor and said, "What are you still doing? Why don't you go!"

"Yes!" The eunuch immediately ran to the imperial doctor.

He Wenliu knew that I was a strong person, he couldn't resist me, so he could only accept it obediently.I moved to his side again, very close to him, took his hand with red nail marks, sighed, and said, "Why are you crying?"

"No..." He Wenliu lowered his head and wiped his eyes with the other hand.

Still denying it to me, I pointed to his pillow and said, "Is this not tears, but saliva?"

"I thought the emperor was angry with me, so I ignored me, and I just..." He Wenliu explained in a low voice, but I could still hear it.I guess it was because I just walked away and made He Wenliu sad.In fact, He Wenliu completely misunderstood me. I was angry with him, but I didn't plan to ignore him. I left to control my emotions. I was afraid that I would scold He Wenliu and cry when I got angry, but I didn't expect him to cry in the end .

He Wenliu also sat up, he was afraid that I was still angry, looked at me and said: "I will definitely go to apologize to the empress tomorrow, don't be angry." I have known He Wenliu for more than 30 years in the previous life and this life. What a proud and arrogant person, but he is neither humble nor overbearing and very principled, but whenever he meets me, he always compromises, abandons his self-esteem, and abandons his principles.Now, in order to please me, he can suppress the disgust in his heart and apologize to Zhou Ling.

"No, why should I pay him? I'm mad at you, but not because of the queen, but because you lied to me." As I spoke, I pulled He Wenliu over and held him in my arms. My body temperature was higher than his. , gave him some heat, and said: "If there is anything you don't want to say in the future, then don't say it. I can find it out myself later, but don't lie to me. Regarding the fact that you hate the queen, you really Do you think I don’t know anything about it? Did you see it in the ancestral hall..." I expressed my guess.

He Wenliu's eyes widened after hearing this, and he seemed to be saying, how do you know?He Wenliu asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, don't you think it's a humble minister who makes trouble out of nothing?"

"It's okay, just stop thinking about lying to me in the future." I said.If He Wenliu doesn't like Zhou Ling, then let him not like him. If He Wenliu misunderstands that I like Zhou Ling, then let him misunderstand. It doesn't matter, as long as He Wenliu is with me, that's enough.