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The carriage was moving slowly. Yuan Jing sat inside, closed his eyes and listened to the sound of the drum beating behind him. The place where he was kissed before parting was still hot. His mind was in a trance. After returning to silence, he suddenly woke up, opened the curtain of the car to look, and saw that the night outside was so deep, it was like a dream just now, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Today, the official Xiu Mu did not have to go to the court. Cao Ruyi waited for a long time in front of the city gate, took over Fang Qing, and escorted the emperor back to the palace.Yuan Jing didn't really want to be alone at the moment, when he passed by a tea house that he and Chu Yu had been to before, he stopped the carriage, went in and sat down.It happened that someone came back from the outskirts of the city and talked with everyone about the imperial court's mobilization of troops.

Yuan Jing looked out of the window with his face on his face, and listened to a few words absent-mindedly, but they were all jokes, and he didn't pay much attention to them until he heard that the person who led the army this time was the eldest son of General Shenwu. Get back to your senses a little bit.

One of them said: "I have seen this little general once. Judging by his appearance and demeanor, if he is as good as his father, he must be a fierce general. It's just that the court has been jealous of the Chu family for a long time, and now it's hard to detain General Shenwu. Sending his son to fend off the enemy, isn't it letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

An old man stroked his beard and said: "I don't think so. General Shenwu has been spreading rumors of something different for decades, but when the late emperor passed away, I didn't see him do anything. Instead, he went to Beijing alone and stayed in the imperial tomb." He lowered his voice: " From my point of view, these years, the general’s self-respect for his troops was all for outsiders to see. I don’t know how many times he came to the capital in private, not to mention the distance. When the late emperor fell ill the year before last, some people still saw him in the capital. , said he was dressed in black and came in at night."

Another person wondered: "That's weird, he won't come back during the job report, what do you usually do here?"

The old man shook his head. Seeing that everyone around him looked disappointed, he didn't want to lose face. He said hesitantly, "I've heard people say...the relationship between the general and the late emperor was unusual. In the years before the late emperor ascended the throne, the two The relationship is extremely close, and those who go in and out together all day are no more than brothers. Later, after the first emperor ascended the throne, he exiled other princes, and accepted the matter of beautiful women entering the palace. The general wrote a letter to persuade Longyan, which angered Longyan , the two broke up after a quarrel, and the general went to the frontier. After so many years, the two may have reconciled, but we have no way of knowing what happened, and the little old man is just hearsay. "

All the people around showed contemplative expressions, and suddenly heard a person say: "If you want to say that the relationship is close, today's day is no different from this little general. I have a brother who works in the palace. He can tell me secretly, Yu Lin Most of Wei's work of guarding the emperor's inner palace at night was done by this little general alone, once he came early in his turn, and saw that the little general came out of the emperor's bedroom." Dayan's folk customs were open, and Long Yang decided It's not uncommon for sleeves to happen, so he glanced at everyone secretly: "Our emperor has a lot of concubines, but so far we have nothing to do with him, and I haven't heard of anyone he favors..." Seeing Ying Tianfu's patrolling yamen passing by, he acted like a cover-up. Coughing lightly, he also knew that what he said was bold, so he gestured: "Don't say it, don't say it, it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, is there any good place to go this year?"

Everyone had heard anecdotes one after another, and at the moment they also felt a little terrified, and they tacitly skipped the topic and chatted about commonplace matters.There were so many guests in the teahouse that there was constant laughter.Yuan Jing looked away silently, got up and said, "Go back to the palace." Cao Ruyi was in a very complicated mood, because she couldn't understand his thoughts, she wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know where to start.When sending him to the car, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to go down and inform Tianfu to arrest those people for interrogation?"

Yuan Jing's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was also extremely indifferent: "What is the interrogation? It's just gossip. It seems that I am guilty of dealing with them with great fanfare." But sitting in the car, he couldn't help thinking that although he could still I used the pretext of being filial to the late emperor to block it. After these few years, I don't know how to deal with it.Now that I have reconciled with Chu Yu, I am afraid it will not be so easy to have a son, and it is even more difficult for the officials to deal with it. Thinking of the situation at that time, Yuan Jing only felt a headache.

After slowly returning to the palace, he was told that the prime minister had come early in the morning and had been waiting in the Yanhe Hall until now.Yuan Jing was already a little apprehensive towards this hot-tempered Xiangguo, and he just spent the night with Chu Yugui, so he felt even more guilty, and now he was alone in the room, feeling deeply uncomfortable.He ordered someone to serve tea and gave him a seat, but he shrank behind the table, not embarrassed to look at him, and said in a low voice, "Why is the prime minister here?"

Zhou Ji looked at him suspiciously: "I heard that His Majesty is not in the palace, where did he go?"

Yuan Jing pretended to lie casually and said: "Where can I go, I just wandered around. The servants couldn't find it, thinking that I was not in the palace." Topic: "The prime minister is not resting in the mansion today, what is he doing in the palace?"

Zhou Ji regained his suspicion a little, and said slowly: "I have come to discuss with His Majesty the matter of setting up an empress."

Yuan Jing was startled, and he couldn't even speak: "Li... Li empress?" After reacting, he said a little displeased: "The national funeral has not yet passed, and I am an example to the world, how can I make a big deal at this time? happy event!"

Zhou Ji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, of course we can't do it now, it's just that His Majesty didn't have a regular wife before he ascended the throne, and the women in the harem had neither heirs nor prominent family members. The minister recommended several Shuyuan, and His Majesty is slow Slowly think about it, decide on the candidate, and it will take at least half a year to organize the six rites, and then we will do the next thing."

Yuan Jing shied away and said, "I want to keep my filial piety for the late emperor for three years. Let's discuss the matter of making a successor later."

Zhou Jidao: "I know that your majesty is filial, but the emperor's filial piety is greater than the pro's filial piety. Since ancient times, the emperor's filial piety has always been based on the day instead of the month. The 36th day is full. It is rare for your majesty to keep filial piety for one year. It must be judged by three years." , On the contrary, it will cause people to criticize. Besides, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the internal governance needs people, so there should be no further delay in establishing a successor."

Yuan Jing bit the bullet and insisted: "Gu Zhaoyi has always been taking care of the harem. She has a gentle and virtuous temperament. I have nothing to worry about when I hand over the harem to her."

Zhou Ji raised his tone slightly: "Even though Lady Zhaoyi can act on behalf of the queen, the country cannot live without the mother of the country, otherwise it will destroy Gangchang. Your Majesty keeps refusing, is there another secret?"

Yuan Jing and him looked at each other, and saw that his expression was too serious, and he felt even more guilty. In addition, the truth was on his side, so it was nothing more than a verbal dispute.Seeing that he was holding a booklet in his hand, it was probably the candidate he proposed, he hesitated for a while, and said a little dejectedly: "Forget it, I'll take a look and talk about it."

Without waiting for his order, Xiao Liu hurried up to take the booklet.Seeing that the brochure was delivered to the court, Zhou Ji said again: "One more thing, General Tiance has returned to northern Xinjiang, should His Majesty grant him a marriage?"

Yuan Jing hadn't realized who General Tiance was for a while, and after Chu Yu's face flashed in his mind, he asked in surprise, "Why do you want to give him a marriage?" mean.

Zhou Ji frowned, and said in a persuasive manner: "Your Majesty, the general is in his youth, and it is imperative to have a wife in his family. It is even more gracious for you to propose marriage. Besides, although he grew up with you Affection, but this walk will be thousands of miles away in the future. If he learns from General Shenwu in the past, it will be difficult to handle. If there is any change, it will be difficult to detect. It is better to send a... sensible person there, it will be much better eyes on him."

Yuan Jing originally thought that he had seen the affair between him and Chu Yu, so he wanted to pull himself back to the right path.At the end, he breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed secretly in his heart: "If I listen to you and propose marriage to him, then there will be trouble." Seeing him pursing his lips, Zhou Ji relaxed his expression, and reminded: " His Majesty."

Yuan Jing thought to himself that even if he wanted to marry Chu Yu, he would have to wait for him to come back. Although this marriage must not go on, but he was burnt out for the future, and as the chief culprit, he should not stand aside Watch the fun.Playing together, he deliberately put on a serious look: "What the prime minister said is also reasonable, but I have known him for many years, and I know his temperament best. He has a very high vision, and ordinary people may not look down on him. How about that?" , I will entrust this matter to the Prime Minister, and when he returns from this battle, you will go to his house in person, and if you can persuade him to let go, I will give him a marriage."

Zhou Ji received the oral order, and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, heroes love beauties, and I will order people to inquire more about his preferences, and I will find a beautiful woman for him."

Yuan Jing said in his heart: "Then you have to look for it like I did." Thinking of the scene where Chu Yu was forced to marry, he felt happy, and smiled and said: "Okay, I'm sorry, Prime Minister."

After the prime minister left, he ordered people to prepare hot water and go to wash it without mentioning it.When Xiao Liu was changing his clothes, he saw that his neck was empty, and the jade lock that he had worn since childhood was missing.Yuan Jing was still immersed in joy, and said: "Why panic, I took it myself." He pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm taking it to reward the army."

This joy did not last long. When the Ye Yulin guards were patrolling, a sneaky guard was caught near Ninghe Hall, and Mrs. Zhaorong's personal belongings were found from him.Some people even said that they heard the sound of a woman crying and suffering from the palace, and after questioning, the palace man told her that nothing happened, but the panic on her face was still there, and she looked very suspicious.It was dark at night, and the imperial guards did not dare to search the inner palace privately, so they reported the matter to the imperial court.Yuan Jing personally brought someone over to check it out. When he entered the bedroom, he saw Mrs. Zhaorong's maid kneeling on the ground. He was trembling with horror. Knowing that something was wrong, he deliberately took care and only brought Cao Ruyi in.

As soon as the door of the hall was opened, there was a big tripod standing in it, and a strong smell of wormwood came from inside.Seeing the emperor's presence, the maid guarding the bed was so frightened that she fell to her knees with her mouth open, unable to speak.As for Mrs. Zhaorong, she had already passed out on the bed.Yuan Jing lifted her quilt, only to see that blood flowed profusely from her body, almost soaking the quilt.Since he ascended the throne, he had never been in the harem, how could he understand the tricks here, so he was shocked and hurriedly ordered someone to pass on the imperial physician.

The palace lady kowtowed like garlic: "Your Majesty, you can't announce the imperial doctor, you can't announce it! Madam is not injured, it is, she took abortion pills and had a miscarriage..."

Yuan Jing was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Cao Ruyi.How old was Cao Ruyi? She knew that this kind of palace scandal should not be spread, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, let's leave first and just say that everything is fine. You can deal with it after Mrs. Zhaorong comes back."

Yuan Jing looked at the pale face of the person on the bed and the blood continuously flowing from his body, he only hesitated for a short time, and slowly said: "Go pass on to the imperial physician."

Cao Ruyi couldn't stop him, so she had to quietly order him to come.The on-duty medical officer arrived in a blink of an eye, and when he entered the door, he saw the emperor standing by the bed with an unnatural expression, pointing at Mrs. Zhaorong and saying: "Madam has eaten something that was born by mistake, please show her."

The medical officer heard that his tone was a bit strange, and his expression was too calm, and he couldn't help feeling that it was the emperor after all, and ordinary people would have panicked long ago when encountering such a thing.Before I could say more, I hurried forward to diagnose the pulse and perform acupuncture, and prescribed decocting medicine.Usually, two medical officers accompanied the dignitaries in the palace, but today he was the only one, and he was busy until the third watch, before he was able to catch his breath: "Your Majesty, fortunately, Madam did not eat much, and the fetus has been saved. Unfortunately, the mother's body is damaged, so it needs to be taken care of with extra care."

There was a low cry from inside the bed curtain, Mrs. Zhaorong had already woken up, and now she covered her face and wept bitterly.The imperial doctor was extremely puzzled when he heard the crying, and seeing the emperor sitting aside, he didn't look very happy.He knew that there were many strange things about tonight's events, but he didn't dare to think about it. He lowered his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead.The emperor's deep and calm voice sounded: "Go down, don't tell anyone what happened tonight."

After everyone left, Mrs. Zhaorong got off the bed with difficulty and was supported before she could kneel in front of the emperor. She cried: "The concubine committed a capital crime and dare not ask His Majesty for forgiveness, so I apologize with death. I only ask Your Majesty to forgive me." Forgive my family. In my next life...in my next life..." At the end, she couldn't make a sound, and almost fainted from crying.

Yuan Jing's face was extremely calm, and he didn't seem to be angry. He nodded and said, "When did it happen?"

Mrs. Zhaorong was so ashamed that she covered her face with her hair.Instead, the maid supporting her kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, madam was confused for a while, you never came to the harem, madam was in a depressed mood, she drank too much wine that day, fell into the water, was rescued by that guard, and then brewed a big Wrong, Your Majesty, Madame has been looking forward to your coming all day long, please forgive her this time, this servant is willing to take the punishment on behalf of Madam."

Cao Ru was frustrated, and defended her aloud: "Your Majesty has filial piety, and it is Madam who messes up the palace, so you should blame Your Majesty for not making it happen?" He bumped into the end of the bed, wanting to die.It's just that she was weak and her movements were a bit slow. She was hugged by the maid, and the master and servant hugged each other, crying uncontrollably.

Yuan Jing ordered Cao Ruyi to help her back to the bed, and sighed: "You should rest first."

He returned to the palace and walked into the bedroom alone.The surroundings were silent, and he lay on his back on the bed with his arms as a pillow. Looking up, he saw the moon mulberry flowers that Chu Yu gave him were still hanging on the bed curtain. Under the moonlight, the jade color was moving.He got up and stroked for a long time.

In that frightening late night, Chu Yu's gentle voice seemed to ring in his ears again: "...There is nothing more important than making you happy."

The author has something to say: Thank you for the snake skin monster, Xinbao for the overlord ticket, and Xiaoxiao Xiaoxiao and ahaa for the irrigation solution

It’s been a bit long this time, thank you little angels who waited for me, next week I will definitely let the scumbag usurp the position