I don't know, this is the first time I've woken up from the same nightmare.

In the dream, my body was pierced by thousands of arrows, I kept falling in the air, and then sank into the icy sea.Bone-piercing water poured into my mouth, nose, and ears from all directions, and I couldn't breathe, floating in pain in the water...

The feeling of drowning is so real that every time I wake up from unbearable nightmares, my underwear is often soaked in cold sweat, and my whole body looks limp and drenched as if I just got out of the water.

This kind of dream reappears like yesterday, and it seems that it always has the effect of washing away the memory.Suddenly, I didn't know what night it was, so I subconsciously wanted to ask. Xu, the maid who was guarding the door of the bedroom, heard the movement and had already answered with ease:

"Your Majesty, today is the third day of May in the fifth year of Huanyuan, and the day after tomorrow will be the Kaiyuan Festival. Your Majesty, are you sick again? Do you need your servant to summon the imperial physician?"

It turned out that five years had passed so quickly.

"No need."

Over the past five years, those imperial physicians have prescribed countless soothing prescriptions, and Gu Ning also asked for some folk prescriptions to disperse evil spirits, and handed them to me like offering treasures.I couldn't bear to brush her off, I put them away with a smile, turned around and threw them aside together with the prescriptions.

How could I not know that what imprisoned me was not some ghosts and snakes, but my own demons.

I was just dreaming, and it was so unbearable; then, how much pain and despair did Xiao Qiao endure when she experienced this nightmare?

Regret is like a snake, spitting out red letters around me, and if I don't get any news from that person for a day, I will tighten it a bit.I thought that I would have been numb by replaying the past in my dreams frequently for five years; but every time I woke up, the sharp dull pain in my atrium made me understand that some feelings, because they are too deep, will only fade with time Accumulate and become more memorable.

I asked myself over and over again, making meaningless assumptions:

If I arrived earlier, would I be able to save her?

If I found out that something was wrong with He Quan earlier, would I be able to avoid my father's interception and killing?

Or, if I hadn't let her go in a moment of softness...

It's a pity that there are not so many ifs in the world, and it is impossible to turn back the years.

If there is anything, I would rather choose not to meet her in the first place. When I met Shen Xiaoqiao for the first time 15 years ago, her family was ruined and her hometown was destroyed; and when I met her again ten years ago, I caused her to fall seriously injured and fall off the cliff, leaving her life and death uncertain.

If I hadn't thought highly of myself and neglected to take precautions, how could this have happened?

My father's morality is much higher than mine, and I didn't know until that day when He Quan told me the whole thing. It turned out that my every move was already under the control of my father.He wanted me to ascend to the throne of God from the very beginning, so he deliberately ignored me for many years, so that I would not become a target of public criticism, and he was able to cultivate his own power in the dark.He Quan told me that my father was actually dying of a serious illness at that time, and he wanted to clear the way for me as soon as possible before that, to get rid of the rebels first, and then get rid of Qi Heng—because he entrusted someone to give Qi Heng the tiger talisman ,is fake.

The real Tiger Talisman was given to Tang Mubai by himself.

Qi Heng was convicted of two crimes, he couldn't say anything in front of everyone, so I killed him with my own hands.

He Quan said at the last moment before committing suicide that he had always only hoped that I could ascend the throne safely and rule the world. Now that his wish has been fulfilled, he can also apologize by dying with a smile.

It seems to be everyone's long-cherished wish for me to be the emperor of Daqi safely.

Maybe they thought it was my long-cherished wish.

On the day of ascension to the throne, the common people worshiped in the distance, and the people danced; the young minister kowtowed to the ground, praying for peace and prosperity, and the emperor's success lasted forever; while I was wearing a dragon robe that symbolized the emperor, walked through the long steps, and passed the hands of the ceremonial officer. After receiving the crown, standing in front of the main hall and overlooking the kneeling people, these silent or excited people suddenly felt only desolation in their hearts.

At this time, the passage of time was too long, so long that I almost forgot why I insisted on taking this throne.

I closed my eyes, my thoughts flowed slowly, I saw me, who was only 12 years old that year, Fang came out of Changle Palace under the scolding of my father, and was pulled by the corner of my clothes by Gu Ning and asked "Do you want to be a female emperor?"

I agreed.

What was on my mind at that time?

It was "In this way, Xiao Qiao will no longer be in danger".

Later, the mulberry elm was harvested, but the east corner was lost.

People, if you travel too far, it is easy to lose your original intention on the road.

After sitting on the throne, daily life becomes dull.Because I often dream of some bad things, I often go to court after a short sleep.There are piles of memorials every day, ranging from the expansion of territory to the removal of local governments, all of which need my review.Every decision requires pros and cons and careful consideration, and it is already dusk when all are read.

Fortunately, after two years like this, with the help of Gu Ning and Mu Bai, everything is gradually getting on the right track, and the number of entries is getting less and less every day.

On this day, Gu Ning came to see me.

"Princess."

Even though I have been emperor for five years, she still likes to call me "princess".I put down my pen and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, came just in time, help me to see if this paper has been approved?"

Gu Ning is five years older than me, and he is already in his thirties this year. Compared with five years ago, his eyebrows are more stable and less frivolous.Under her drastic reform of the law, the law and order in Daqi improved every year, and the scientific examination system tended to be perfected, and it became common for women to enter the court and become officials.

Gu Ning sat down next to me, took the memorial and said: "...Your Majesty has not been included in the head since he ascended the throne, so that the harem is empty and the number of heirs is thin. Please advise, and the Ministry of Rites will preside over the selection of concubines for Your Majesty... Bah, bah, bah, bah , What is this! Which minister wrote this? Drag it out and beat it to death!"

She saw me but smiled and said nothing, "Princess, you have to believe that Mrs. Shen must still be living in a corner of this world, waiting for you to find her! Don't break the can Ah, if Master Shen comes back and finds that your harem is filled with all kinds of men and women, I'm afraid you will be angry again!"

Gu Ning's reaction was very strange, as if he was sure that Xiao Qiao was still alive.I searched all over the world for five years, and I almost searched the whole Daqi three times. I searched the bottom of the cliff and the banks of the Qing'an River no less than twenty times, but there was still no progress.I have always comforted myself with the excuse that at least I did not find the body, but Gu Ning was not convinced two years ago, but now he is certain, but it makes me a little curious.

I said, "Why are you so sure?"

"Uh...a woman's intuition!" Gu Ning rolled his eyes and changed the topic, "Princess, you brought Nian'an to court again today?"

Even though she deliberately concealed it, I had no choice but to follow along and said: "Nian'an is already five years old, and his mind is beginning to remember things. Let him get involved in court affairs earlier, there will be no harm."

"Why do I think that the princess wants to train a successor early so that I can quickly put down the burden?" Gu Ning winked at me, and seeing that I was unmoved, he cleared his throat and said seriously, "Princess, actually I went to the school today. Come here to say goodbye."

I was stunned, and somewhat expected.

Gu Ning and Tang Mubai are teachers and sisters, and the two were ordered by their teacher to go down the mountain to find a person to assist the emperor.

"The task of assisting me is completed, is the Prime Minister going to pursue his own happiness?"

"Yes, princess. After a year of searching last year, I have successfully sneaked into Miss Zhou Yiru's huge power in the arena. This year, it is time to make efforts to plan for the rest of my life. I have already decided on the position of prime minister in the future." Candidates, the princess can rest assured."

I don't know much about Jianghu affairs, and my influence on Zhou Yiru is only limited to the apprentice of Xiaoqiao Medical Center. I was a little surprised to hear that this person has already occupied a place in Jianghu.

However, after five years of persistent pursuit, Gu Ning is a seed of infatuation, which can't be seen from her unscrupulous skin.

"What did Miss Zhou do?"

Gu Ning seemed to have slipped his tongue, a little at a loss, and said incoherently: "Uh! It's nothing, just doing some business or something... Oh, princess, don't worry about it so much! I'm leaving, I wish you and Mr. Shen an early reunion!"

After finishing speaking, he left.

It seems that it is really necessary to check Miss Zhou... What can a woman do in this arena without a backer?

Mostly for intelligence.

Could it be that her intelligence has found that Xiao Qiao is still alive, but she just doesn't want to see me?

While thinking about it, someone came to visit again.

It was Tang Mubai who returned from the expedition to pacify Huainan.

Tang Mubai has been a man of few words for the past five years, with a dull expression, and has nothing to do with me except to discuss matters.If someone hadn't mentioned it, I would never have remembered that this person is actually the emperor's husband whom ordinary people love with me.

Her expression only changes slightly when she mentions one person.

"You came to say goodbye too?"

She was stunned and said: "No. I won't leave until I find Miss Zhao Ya."

She, like me, is waiting for someone.

A man who may never appear again.

******

On that day, I took people to Qi Heng's mansion to kill the rest of the party. When we arrived, almost all the people in the manor had killed themselves. More than a hundred corpses were scattered on the ground, lifeless.Just at this time, a baby was crying from a certain room——Qi Heng's first wife gave birth that day, and after the baby was born, she gave me a beseeching look, then bit her tongue and committed suicide.

Qi Heng's patriarchal patriarchy is extremely serious, but it's a pity that he gave birth to three children before, all of whom were daughters.Today, the son he had been longing for was finally born, but he couldn't see it.

How ironic.

Thinking that I probably won't have any heirs in this life, after I abdicate, there will always be a child surnamed Qi who will take over the emperor's business. I simply take this child as my own and save the chatter of the ministers.I picked him up and looked at him carefully. This child is different from his father's stern eyebrows and eyes, but his facial features are five points similar to mine, soft and resolute.If he is cultivated, he should not follow his father's old path.

I named this boy Qi Nian'an, and soon made him the prince.

Nian An, Nian An.

I only miss Qing'an.

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