Fangfei still walked back slowly in the evening as the sunset. At the intersection of the mountain road, she was waiting alone, dressed in work clothes, obviously she had just arrived from the supervised construction site. It was Li Yi, and there was still a ball of ink on his face.
, with a hasty expression and a sweat on his face. Since Luo Jia came, Fangfei has never seen him or Wang Su on any other occasion alone.
It seems to avoid suspicion.
Even if the people in the North are open and in the Northern Wudang, even if he and Wang Su claim to be unruly, they would not dare to have close friends with the queen.
She had a very unexpected business: "Li Yi, do you have something to do?"
He rubbed his hands, revealing his anxiety.
"Empress, I don't know whether to say it or not..."
"you say!"
"You might as well go back to the palace with Your Majesty..."
She said coldly: "Your Majesty asked you to be a lobbyist?"
He hurriedly said, "No...No, Xiaochen saw the Empress alone, and went out early and came back late every day... It was not a solution..."
She said lightly: "What's wrong with seeing different scenery when you go out early and come back late?"
"But, Empress, if you can return to the palace, it will not only benefit you, but also, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so kind to you, and has reached the limit that a man can do... Your Majesty trusts you very much, and you also
We can put forward some favorable policies, such as the issue of land reform in the Northern Kingdom that Wang Su and I talked to you last time... Don't let so many of us in the Southern Dynasty keep struggling with the fate of slaves..."
She couldn't believe it.
"Empress...you go back...you should go back both public and private..."
"Li Yi, you came to me to say this?"
"Empress, think about those poor Southern Dynasties slaves, who were slaughtered like pigs and sheep every day by northern nobles..."
"Li Yi! I am not from the Southern Dynasty! It has nothing to do with me!"
Li Yi took a step back in panic. These words actually did not come from the heart, not what he wanted to say. He was only entrusted by the psychic Taoist priest, and could not think of any reasonable reason, so he could only perfunctory the ready-made topics.
Now that he is questioned by Fangfei, he can't answer a single word.
She blushed and glared at him angrily, "Who do you think I am? A saint who cares about the country and the people? I am not a southerner at all, and I don't even know if it's a native of Dayan. I am just a lowly person in the country,
How capable do you think I am?"
Li Yi took another step back: "No, Empress, you are not... you are the queen... the queen..."
She forced her to step forward: "Queen? I don't even know who I am. Do you dare to say I am the queen? Do you know that I am the princess of Dayan, but I have only seen my father, mother and queen twice
, And I only met after the city was destroyed! I lived a life as a palace maid since I was a child. The country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, but it was treated as a spoil, sent to pay off the debt, and burned to death... Do you think I am a princess?
Later I realized that I was nothing at all, others were just using me as a substitute for sacrifice! Just like His Majesty, he raised me just to let me die for his daughter!...What is this queen?
It’s not just the words of Your Majesty, you can establish yourself if you want, and you can abolish it if you want. Your Majesty, will you change your policy program because of a woman? You are still politicians who want to enter the core of the political situation. You think a woman can cover it with your hands.
Oh my god? I have no power to tie a chicken, no confidant inside, no strong support from the family outside. What do you think I can do? Do you think I am Empress Lü or Daji? You can take me, take care of me, and treat me with excuses,
I just hope I will be your backing?…”
She pressed her step by step, Li Yi retreated step by step, and looked even more frightened. She just shook her head, but couldn't say anything.
"The Taoist priest wants me to do this, Wang Su wants me to do this, you want me to do this too... You are all great men, you want to save the slaves from the Southern Dynasty, but who saves me? One thousand slaves from the Southern Dynasty died, ten thousand died,
What does it have to do with me? Do you know the feeling of being forced to go to the forefront in the palace? Do you know the feeling of being in the cold palace, where the walls on all sides are leaking, and a woman lying on a cold bed with broken walls before she was dying for a month?
You just think that Your Majesty will give up on me and listen to me in everything? Perhaps, Your Majesty will have a new favorite tomorrow and completely destroy me. Wouldn't all your wishes be lost?"
"No, Empress...I don't mean that..."
"That's what you mean! You people in the Southern Dynasty are like this, they are all like this, they like to sacrifice women the most! Since ancient times, they have liked to make marriages, Zhaojun goes out of the frontier, and think that nepotism can be a ladder to the sky... But, you
It’s a saint, I’m not! I don’t even care about the slaves of Yan State, let alone the slaves of the Southern Dynasties…”
He looked pale and turned his head, unable to even tell the difference.
No, I never had such an idea.
Fangfei gasped heavily, speaking too quickly, and her heart felt like a rock was pressing on her. It was like an uncontrollable storm, and it finally started and blew up, and she felt relieved.
She saw Li Yi lowering her head, so uneasy. She suddenly felt very sad, that kind of cold sadness - Li Yi, he was not like this! When he rescued himself, it was the time when he was the most down.
It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide timely help.
"Li Yi, go!"
He turned around, but turned his head again: "Empress, Xiaochen doesn't mean that! If you really don't want to go back... you can stick to your own heart..."
She was stunned, and Li Yi had already walked away.
Stick to your heart!
How many people in this world can stick to their hearts?