Despite her temporary status, Bai Qige has been living with Yi Chen, and no one in the palace has made any accusations that the two of them should have been together, right?
With this idea in mind, everyone was happily preparing for a grand ceremony, except Zhan Ting.【:
"Are Your Highness and Crown Princess going to see the Emperor today?" After hearing the summons from Ziyun Palace early in the morning, Zhan Ting knocked on the door uneasily. When he opened the door, he saw Yi Chen's face was full of joy, and his smile was peaceful and contented.
"Well, Eunuch Tao came here last night and said that my father is much better. If there is something wrong with the court today, he will come down early. It just so happens that my injury is almost healed, so I should go and see my father."
Zhan Ting responded listlessly. Yi Chen thought he was too busy and tired so he didn't pay much attention. He hurriedly changed his clothes and rushed to court. When he came back and entered, he saw Bai Qige standing beside him, looking at the distant sky.[
"What are you looking at?" Yi Chen asked as he walked behind him and naturally hugged his soft waist.
"I saw a letter bird. Its coat was very beautiful and snow-white, but it was a pity that it flew far away and could not be seen."
Listening to Bai Qige muttering to herself in despair, Yi Chen shook his head and turned around to walk in front of her: "It's just a bird. If you like it, I'll ask Zhan Ting to find a few. It's not that difficult to find the kind that are completely white.
try to find."
"That's all, I just mentioned it casually." Bai Qige smiled, lowered her head to avoid Yi Chen's gaze, "Are you going to the emperor now?"
"Try to go as early as possible. My father is still very weak and cannot sit for too long."
This was really not something Yi Chen could say. Bai Qige laughed dumbly, with a hint of An Ran in her eyes: "This time there is no estrangement between you father and son? At first I didn't know who was blowing his beard, staring and complaining, I thought you were like this
I don’t intend to serve my parents properly in my whole life.”
Not long ago, Yi Chen thought that Yao Huang was a cold person, but when all the truth was revealed, he suddenly understood that it was not that the man who always kept his thoughts deep did not love him, but that he did not understand.
The way he loves.
"When you were young, you were indifferent and didn't want to fight. I wanted to make you a prince and let you enjoy the rest of your life in peace. This was also Yun'er's wish... Son, I still miss you when you were simple in mind, but this innocence has been replaced by me.
It’s ruined. Maybe when I left Xuan’er behind but sent you to Zhao State, it was the beginning of all the mistakes…”
The words I heard when I secretly went to see Emperor Yao kept echoing in my ears. Although I was a little sad, I was more emotional.
A man who was supposed to inherit the throne thought he was being left out, and seemed arrogant but actually had the lowest self-esteem; a man who was supposed to be carefree was involved in a struggle for power because of a bad relationship, and finally got the right position after going through turmoil, but what he lost was far more than what he gained.
many.
Who benefits from this dispute?
Indeed, as Yi Chenxuan said before he died, no one of them won, they all lost.
A delicate touch came from his cheek. Yi Chen came back to his senses, grabbed Bai Qi's singer's palm and put it against his cheek in response to his worried look: "I was thinking about some things in the past. It's getting late. Go clean up. I'll wait for you to meet me.
Father."
Bai Qige responded lightly, turned around and went into the inner room to change her clothes. When Yi Chen wasn't paying attention, she crushed the note hidden in her palm into pieces and threw it into the snow.
The white messenger bird is beautiful, but the news it brings is despairing.
Without the high-hanging copper bells and the smoky atmosphere, Ziyun Palace has returned to its proper solemnity. Stepping into the outer hall, the smiling Eunuch Tao comes into view, but the empty sleeves make people's hearts ache.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is waiting inside, please come quickly!" He bowed slightly, his back always bent a bit, vaguely showing the traces of years of love.
Yi Chen did not enter the inner hall directly, but stood still and bowed deeply to Eunuch Tao.
Without Eunuch Tao risking his life to help deliver the message, the ending might not be like this. And the old eunuch who had served Emperor Yao for decades paid a huge price for this. First he had two fingers cut off, and then he was brutally beheaded by Yi Chenxuan.
Although his arms were broken, Eunuch Tao was still smiling. On the day when the palace coup was declared a failure, he knelt down in the courtyard and shouted loudly, praying at the top of his lungs for the Emperor Yao who had run out of oil and lamps.[
Isn't such a person worthy of his worship?
"Hey? What, how does this make... Your Highness, get up quickly, this servant is about to lose his life!" The empty sleeves could not replace his hands to support Yi Chen. Seeing Bai Qige also bowing and giving a big gift, Eunuch Tao's face turned red with anxiety, and the corners of his eyes dimmed.
There is a touch of moisture.
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After saluting, Bai Qige forced a smile and said to Yi Chen: "Okay, don't make things difficult for Eunuch Tao anymore, let's go in."
The door opened slightly, and a burst of hearty laughter came from the inner hall, which washed away the strong smell of medicine. Eunuch Tao coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "The Emperor, the Queen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are here."
The laughter stopped, and after a short silence, Yaohuang's slightly urgent voice sounded: "Come in quickly."
Yi Chen and Bai Qige looked at each other, clasped their hands and walked towards the dragon bed together.
"My son, I would like to send my regards to my father, and to my mother, my queen."
"Bai Qige, a civilian girl, gives your regards to the Emperor. The Queen wishes you well."
With another hearty laugh, Ou Suiliang, who was standing by the dragon bed, pointed at Yi Chen and Bai Qige, turned to Yao Huang and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, seeing these two children, and greeting them solemnly, the palace is about to be destroyed by them.
It’s overturned!”
"You should always abide by matters of honor, don't you always call your Majesty, Your Majesty?" The queen took the words and retorted, raised her chin, and motioned the two people who were at a loss to sit down, "Okay, the general is following me.
You guys are joking, one of you is not serious, the other is pretending to be serious, neither of you is good."
"Am I the one who is always unserious or the one who pretends to be serious? Can't the queen take care of the situation and restrain herself? She must reveal my old background..."
Has the relationship between these three people been so harmonious before?
Yi Chen and Bai Qige both smiled bitterly. When they sat on the chairs, their tightly held hands still did not separate.
His eyes quickly passed over the hands of the two of them, and Yaohuang smiled thoughtfully: "I have been recuperating these few days. Have the conflicts between you and your young couple been resolved? I heard that you have been in a hurry to go to court in the past few days.
...You two should also exercise some restraint, put aside the delay in getting down to business, and think about your health at least."
Recently, Yi Chen went to court a little late, but that was because he was tired from recuperating from his injuries and had too many political affairs to deal with. Emperor Yao said that he had indulged in too much, which was really an injustice to the two of them.
He wakes up early to get up late, wears the stars and the moon, and wants to have fun all night long... Yi Chen has both the will and the ability!
Seeing Bai Qige's red face, the Queen punched Yaohuang on the arm. Her rough movements were very similar to Bai Qige's, and she did not forget to raise her eyebrows and glare: "You are not serious, you are pretending to be serious. You are taking advantage of these two things."
All done!" He turned back to look at Bai Qige, with a strong teasing tone in his voice: "Ignore him, just use your energy to say something shameless right now, and you won't be able to complain about this or that pain at night.
!”
Did the Queen move to Ziyun Palace to live with Emperor Yao? After thinking about it, she still didn't ask. If it weren't for the worry that Yi Chen wouldn't understand, Bai Qige would have really wanted to lament to him in private that this palace is really lacking in moral integrity.
"Okay, let's stop making trouble and let's get down to business." He rubbed his arm that was so painful from being beaten by the queen, Yaohuang waved his hand, his expression became more serious, "I have thought a lot about Xuan'er in the past few days. The main responsibility lies with me. If I could have treated everyone equally and treated you equally, Xuan'er would not have been obsessed with taking the wrong path. I thought I was protecting him but I was harming him. It's too late to say anything now. I only hope that you can We must live up to our trust in governing the country and settling our family, and we will no longer let our people in distant lands suffer, or allow our country to be invaded by foreigners."
"To protect the integrity of rivers and mountains and protect the well-being of the people, sons and ministers should do their best."
Yaohuang nodded and showed a satisfied smile: "I believe in you, if you are my son, you will definitely be able to fulfill my wish. By the way, I also have some ideas about your friends."
Sensing the slight strength in the clasped palms, Bai Qige responded with a gentle smile.[
Those friends are probably referring to Zhan Ting, Fu Chu and others, right? Fu Chu is easy to say, after all, he is the descendant of Shen Guoshi, and Emperor Yao will not be embarrassed or anything; Zhan Ting is different, although the honest and honest guard does not remember his past Qiu Zhong was very loyal, and Emperor Yao was still wary of him over the years, fearing that he might have hidden evil intentions to harm Yi Chen. After these events, Emperor Yao probably also saw clearly Zhan Ting's loyalty. It would be best if the old grudges could be cleared up. result.
As expected, Emperor Yao mentioned Zhan Ting when he opened his mouth: "That guard of yours is the boy from the Zhan family. I've treated him harshly over the years, and I can't escape the blame for his sister. Please tell me something. Give it to him and say that I can't help him. From now on, the brother and sister can live in the palace forever. As for his sister's injury, I will let the imperial doctors use the best medicine to treat it with all their strength, which can be regarded as a small amount of compensation."
"My son, I thank my father for Zhan Ting!"
Yi Chen was overjoyed, but Yaohuang shook his head and smiled mysteriously: "Are you happy now? Then won't these three imperial decrees of mine make you happy? Suiliang, please bring the imperial decree."
Facing the curious looks of Yi Chen and Bai Qige, Ou Suiliang took three volumes of imperial edicts from the case and handed them to Emperor Yao.
"This first imperial edict is about my son. My body is getting worse day by day, and it is not impossible that I will suddenly die one day. Therefore, I plan to announce my abdication when I pray to heaven a year ago, and you will inherit the throne and take charge of the throne. In charge of the government." He waved his hand to stop Yi Chen from speaking. Yaohuang smiled and took out the second imperial edict, looking at Bai Qige, "I will give this second imperial edict to Bai Yatou. Zhaoguo has been helping me to suppress the rebellion, and the Bai family has I am also a great benefactor. I have thought about it. It is not appropriate for Zhao State to be a vassal state of Yao State. In the future, this status of vassal state should be dispensed with. The two countries of Yao and Zhao have been friends for hundreds of years and cannot afford any wars again."
The first imperial edict was still under consideration, while the latter one was beyond Bai Qige's expectations. However, before he could thank him, Emperor Yao immediately raised the third imperial edict, with a wider smile on his face.
"This third imperial edict... Bai Yatou, it's still yours." With the help of the queen, Yaohuang reluctantly stood up, walked to Bai Qige, and handed over the imperial edict with his own hand, "The day I abdicate will be the day when my son ascends the throne. In addition, it is also the time when you two are reunited and I want to make you the Queen of Zhanhe, are you willing?"
If he is the emperor, she will be his queen, life after life, until death.
This is their oath.
Yi Chen had no doubt that Bai Qige would give a positive answer, so when Bai Qige let go of his hand, he thought she was just going to receive the order.
And the fact is like a wound torn.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. It's just that the imperial decree cannot accept the daughter of the people. Zhao State has formed an alliance with Anling State and has agreed on a marriage. Today, the daughter of the people will leave Dayao and marry the Lord of Anling."
Bai Qige raised her head, her eyes as calm as water.