"Chen?" She thought that Yi Chen's abnormal behavior in the past few days was just because of being too tired. After hearing the tone of his voice, Bai Qige realized that he was probably stuck in some kind of quagmire and couldn't extricate himself.
Turning around with difficulty in the space circled by her arms, Bai Qige raised her head and held Yi Chen's thin cheeks: "What do you mean it's just me? Chen, you can't be so negative. We have waited so hard for today. You must work hard for your great cause.
Stick to it!"
"I am persisting, always have been, but I am increasingly unclear whether everything I am doing is right or wrong, because my ambition has led to my mother's death. This is not the result I want."
Bai Qige sighed.
As expected, he went out of his way again, blaming himself for Concubine Jing's murder, torturing himself and her.[
"I won't argue with you about who is right and who is wrong. I can't stop you if you insist on blaming yourself, but you have to understand one thing. When you get to this point, neither you nor I can look back, and neither Sister Qiao nor I can stop you.
, Mother, even if your intestines turn green, they can't come back from the dead." Lying gently on Yi Chen's shoulder, Bai Qige's tone was much gentler, "Mother loves you the most, if she knows that you are because of her death
Do you think my mother will feel better if she feels sorry for herself?"
Yi Chen grabbed Bai Qige's hand and put it on his chest, sighing with a tired look on his face: "I understand what you said, but I just can't be moved by it. It's like I know very well that my mother was kidnapped by Yi Chenxuan, isn't it?
It was your fault, but at that time I was so angry that I lost my mind and said something without thinking. In fact, I never blamed you for it."
Why did he come around to her while talking? Bai Qige was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyebrows and stared at Yi Chen: "Are you... are you apologizing in a roundabout way?"
"As long as you hear it."
"I forgot that you are a very thick-skinned person, even if you apologize, you just want to get away with it!" She raised her foot and stepped hard on Yi Chen's feet. Bai Qige opened her warm embrace and ran to the side. She spoke reluctantly, but her heart fell back peacefully.
In the belly.
It seemed that Yi Chen was more stoic than she thought. Although there were impulses and chaos, she did not let her down in the end. The sudden joy after this anxiety gave Bai Qige a new understanding that Yi Chen had matured.
He was infinitely better than the cold, almost cold, and decisive seventh prince of Dayao when she first met him. Such progress was achieved at the expense of several people. Fortunately, Yi Chen did not let those people down, nor did he let her down.
Seeing that Bai Qige had regained her energy like a rabbit, Yi Chen waved with a wry smile: "Come here, sit down and drink porridge with me, I'm really going to die from exhaustion."
"Tell me about the Queen while you are drinking porridge. I feel that the Queen's appearance at this juncture may be more than just a simple act of worship. Seeing her steady and strong steps, and the calluses on her palms that appear to be sharpened by swords, could it be that she is a martial artist?
?Or does Queen Dayao have a practice of martial arts?" Sitting opposite Yi Chen at the table, Bai Qige stirred the steaming lotus leaf japonica rice porridge, her eyes even more misty than the heat.
"The customs in Dayao favor boys over girls. Even the girls from wealthy families can only learn some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. If any family has a daughter who practices boxing and kung fu, she will be laughed at by outsiders. As the mother of the country, the queen is naturally not required to practice martial arts.
.Speaking of which, the queen is somewhat similar to you. She is also a general queen who likes to wield swords and guns. However, she stopped practicing martial arts after being conferred as a queen and concentrated on matters such as going to the harem."
Bai Qige put down her job and looked directly at Yi Chen with disbelief: "Previous dynasty? You mean, the queen interfered in the government affairs?!"
"It's not just interference. When my father first ascended the throne, many things were coerced by the queen. This situation lasted for a long time before it ended." Speaking of that period of history not long ago, Yi Chen's face became solemn, "Don't look at it.
Now the queen hides in Huanqing Palace every day, using the excuse of illness to avoid worldly affairs. At that time, she could be said to be the only person who could suppress the father, and the only person who had the ability to destroy the father's empire."
When he was young, Emperor Yao relied on his courage and resourcefulness to conquer the world today. In addition to being shrewd and capable, he also had great foresight and toughness. Even when he was old, he still showed his profoundness. How could such a domineering man be suppressed by a woman?
?If Yi Chen hadn't said it, Bai Qige would never have believed that this was the truth.
"What is the background of the queen that can force the emperor to such a point?"
Speaking of the origin of his rise, Yi Chen simply threw down the porridge spoon, and his deep eyes seemed to go back to decades ago through the torrent of time, that distant time when he was not born: "The queen was born as a general and practiced martial arts since she was a child.
My grandfather was a famous hussar general in the previous dynasty, my father was a good general who accompanied my father on his expeditions, and my uncle’s family had successive generations of prime ministers. After my father came to power, it was the queen’s uncle who served as the right prime minister. Having such a background is not a big deal.
, the queen herself is more scheming than ordinary women. As a member of the harem, she often interferes in politics, and often confronts her father by relying on her family's important position in the distant country."
Bai Qige shook her head: "The edge is too strong, and if you overstep your bounds, you won't last long."
Lifting his eyelids and glancing at Bai Qige, Yi Chen sighed: "Yes, it won't last long. My father secretly accumulated strength and soon reduced the real power of You Cheng and the Queen's father. He also hinted that courtiers should not teach women to do politics, so he was satisfied
The civil and military officials of the court all demanded that the queen be punished or even deposed. The queen suddenly realized that it was too late. Although the father considered that You Cheng and others were still powerful and could not hide their face too much, he retained his status as queen.
But after that, the queen was banned from the Huanqing Palace for three years. The ban made the queen restrain herself a lot. In the past few years, she no longer interfered in anything except trivial matters in the harem. She never showed up for funerals of concubines, etc. "It means.
Yi Chen gave a deep sneer, with disdain in his eyes: "As expected, everyone is happy with the throne. Before I could officially confer the crown prince, all those people came looking for me like flies."
The queen who had not appeared for a long time suddenly appeared, and her purpose could be seen at a glance. Bai Qige did not object to Yi Chen's ridicule, but... why did she always feel that something was wrong?
"Why are you staring at me?" Yi Chen felt uncomfortable when he found that Bai Qige no longer continued the discussion but looked at him with a hand on his chin, half-smiling.
Bai Qige said seriously: "Chen, those people who are coming for you are flies, then who are you?" [
"..." Flies always circle around dirty and smelly things, so they are filthy? Yi Chen half-opened his mouth and spoke dumbly. He said the words himself, could he swallow them back? He frowned and stared.
With a glance, Yi Chen took Bai Qige's porridge spoon and stuffed it into the bowl: "Eat your porridge honestly!"
Bai Qige turned her head to avoid Yi Chen's embarrassed expression to avoid laughing so hard that her intestines hurt, leaving Yi Chen to roll his eyes fiercely and stir the porridge to vent his anger.
After laughing, she felt calm. This was the atmosphere between her and Yi Chen. What outsiders could not see was the true side of the two of them. Su Rao was executed, Concubine Jing died, and Su Yan would have to leave the palace sooner or later.
After gaining freedom, from now on, only the two of them will depend on each other in Lianchenxuan, becoming each other's only relatives in this turbid place.
Her cheekbones felt cold, and for the first time, Bai Qige discovered that his hands lacked warmth.
"You have lost a lot of weight." He gently stroked Bai Qige's cheek. When he realized that his palm was colder than her skin, Yi Chen withdrew his hand and held the still hot porridge bowl through his sleeves to keep warm.
What happened recently is like a dream. Before entering the dream, I had just gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and I was physically and mentally tired. When I woke up, it was not a beautiful new life, but a more painful reality. After a few days of confusion, when the concubine's coffin was moved into the mausoleum, it was again
It was only when he couldn't see Yi Chen that he suddenly realized that he had been acting stupid these past few days. He was such a bastard that he deserved it. He put his anger and pain on Bai Qige, forcing her to go through the most difficult time with him, even if
She was not at fault.
"Look at yourself in the mirror first before you speak." Originally, there were thousands of things she wanted to say to Yi Chen, but when the time came, Bai Qige didn't want to mention it again. The man she liked had come back, tolerated her, understood her, and those mediocre people bothered her.
Why should I complain to him about my sorrow? Bai Qige quickly took the porridge into her mouth, stretched and sighed vaguely: "I can't do it anymore, I'm so tired that I'm about to fall apart, and I don't have the energy to continue chatting with you. You eat slowly, I
Go to bed first."
Looking at the resolutely leaving figure and the steaming porridge in his bowl, Yi Chen was dumbfounded and touched his chest, as if a big hole had been burned through his stomach: "Is your body made of iron or silver?"
"No, it's just to laugh at you."
Half an hour later, the last candle that was still burning in the Lianchen Pavilion was extinguished. The palace courtyard that had just finished a sad farewell finally fell into silence. In the complete silence, a dark figure outside the courtyard wall had a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Leave quietly in the night.
Emperor Xu Shiyao thought of Yi Chen's hard work for the past few days, so he specifically asked Eunuch Tao to go to Lianchenxuan early the next morning to tell him about rest for the next three days. Yi Chen, who was almost exhausted, was happy to be able to take a break from the busy work, although his mentality and mood had been adjusted.
Yi Chen still pretended to be extremely tired and accepted the order. However, Eunuch Tao was so distressed that he went back to the palace to sob and wipe his tears to Emperor Yao. During those three days, Yi Chen was more relaxed than ever before and did not have to worry about the trivial matters of the previous court.
, there was a beautiful woman by his side, but it was a pity that there were less people in Lianchenxuan, and it always felt a little deserted.
Compared to Lianchenxuan, a small inconspicuous inn in the imperial capital of Yaoguo was much more lively. People started jumping around and yelling at each other before dawn.
"Little bastard! I got that in exchange for three purple fox skins! Give it away as you say! I haven't even had a sip! Stop! Stop!" There was a ping-ping-pong-pong on the stairs on the second floor.
The sturdy old man with a trembling beard cursed while chasing the young man in front of him. Their green eyes and snow-white skin attracted the attention of the diners on the first floor.
The young man took advantage of the crowd in the lobby and scurried around, his eyes full of jokes: "Wine is for drinking. Wouldn't it be a waste of good wine if you leave it alone? I know that my adoptive father doesn't like to drink, he only likes to watch, so I'm not using the wine jar."
Did you bring it back?"
"You still dare to make excuses! Don't give up, stop him, stop him for me!"
I don't know when the man standing at the door of the inn barely heard a slight sigh, and turned slightly to block the young man running towards him: "Father, is it okay to be so public in front of everyone?"
The old man suddenly froze, his face getting darker and darker, he hesitated for a moment, snorted and walked away.
After Feng Jiang completely disappeared from everyone's sight, Su Buqi leaned against the door and said calmly: "Are you stealing your foster father's wine to make a favor? It's no wonder that his old man was furious, and you almost emptied the truck of all the old wine.
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"What can I do? Miss Bai likes to drink strong liquor, but here they are all low-grade drinks that are as light as water. I can only think of my adoptive father." Ning Xizui shrugged her shoulders, her deep smile was amusing, "