In Yangze Palace, the emperor and Qingque sit opposite each other and drink tea.
"I often feel sore these days. I called the imperial doctor to see me but he said there is nothing wrong with me." The emperor twisted his neck twice as he spoke, "Am I really old?"
Qingque lowered his eyes and slowly took a sip of tea. After putting the tea cup down, he raised his eyes and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty is not old, but is reborn."
"Is that so?" The emperor immediately became very happy after hearing this, "How long will it take to take off the clothes?"
"This is not certain." Qingque shook his head, "But it can be as little as half a year or as long as no time. It still depends on the individual's fate."
The emperor was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he couldn't help but smile: "If it's quick, it will only take half a year. Will I be able to ascend by then?"
"Your Majesty will have to wait until the worldly connection is completely broken before all the mortal bones will be shed. Otherwise, you will not be able to ascend." Qingque said, "This depends on your Majesty's heart."
"How can we break our mortal bond? I have long thought about breaking my mortal bond." The emperor said, "The reason why I am still sitting in the position of king is because you, the Imperial Master, said that my mortal bond is not broken and you want me to return to the secular world."
"If your majesty is sincere, you can naturally ask for the king's star to appear in the world. As long as the king's star appears in the world, you can rule the world in your majesty's place, and your majesty's earthly fate will be fulfilled."
The emperor couldn't help but wonder: "In this case, it depends on when the king's star will appear. How can you say it depends on whether I am sincere or not?"
Qingque smiled slightly: "If the king comes to this world and your majesty trusts him and entrusts the country and the country to his hands, then the worldly fate will naturally end. If you are seduced by greedy words and your heart is shaken, then you will live forever.
It’s hard to come up with a result. As the saying goes, a hundred obstacles arise from one thought, everything is determined by His Majesty’s will.”
After hearing this, the emperor quickly said seriously: "Master, don't worry, I am wholeheartedly pursuing the truth and I will never waver."
Qingque remained silent and stopped talking.
Then Zhang Ze walked in and said to the emperor carefully: "Your Majesty, should we go to Concubine Li's palace for dinner today?"
"Of course," the emperor said, "send the imperial master back first."
When the emperor came to the palace of Concubine Li, Concubine Li greeted him as usual and greeted him with greetings.
The emperor saw her eyes were red and her face seemed to be stained with tears, so he couldn't help asking: "Have you cried?"
Concubine Li couldn't help but turn her head away and hesitated: "I never cry."
"You can deceive others, but can you deceive me?" The emperor turned her around, "Who bullied you?"
"No, my concubine is favored by the emperor, how can anyone bully me?" Li Fei said, "I originally wanted to wait until after dinner to talk to your majesty, but who would have thought that his majesty's eyes are so bright that he just looks at me face to face?
Out."
He was both coquettish and flattering, which greatly benefited the emperor, so he asked even more: "What on earth is going on? It actually made you cry. I'm not hungry yet, so I'll listen to you first."
Concubine Li took the emperor's hand and sat down and started talking: "I accidentally heard someone talking about the Ninth Prince today, saying that his current situation is very bleak. Not only are the people around him not doing their best, but sometimes they even eat the leftovers.
Less than.
The concubine thought they were talking nonsense, so she scolded them a few words. She also thought that the Ninth Prince was indeed different from what he used to be, and it was inevitable that he would be left out. He was a trouble-free person, so he would endure it again and again.
Although Yao Ziyun and I have never been on good terms, the Ninth Prince is His Majesty's flesh and blood after all, and he is the elder brother of the child in my belly.
The concubine then ordered someone to invite the Ninth Prince to come. She wanted to ask him how he felt, and told him that if he was lacking anything, just come to me to get it.
Who would have thought that when I saw this child, I couldn't help crying. Not only was he very thin, but he was also wearing very thin clothes, and he even had frostbite on his hands..."
"Chong'er was treated so harshly?!" The emperor was shocked after hearing this. "He goes to greet me every day, but I was too busy and didn't take a close look at him."
"Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, not to mention that men are already careless, so how can they think of these things?" Concubine Li said while wiping her tears, "Even my concubines, if I hadn't heard what they said, wouldn't have thought of this."
"Yao Ziyun's sins are serious, but Chong'er is innocent." There was anger hidden in the emperor's words, "Those who serve him really end up living!"
"I can't help but blame myself now. If I had thought about taking care of him earlier, I wouldn't be in this situation today." Li Fei shook her head and sighed again.
"You are pregnant now, so you can't cry all the time. Besides, how can we blame you for this? You have been raising the fetus in the palace these days, and you don't care about the harem." The emperor said distressedly.
Li Fei's child is his youngest child and the last bit of blood he has left in the world, so he pays special attention to this child.
"My concubine thinks the same way. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not do anything. Now that I have sister Xian Fei taking care of the harem, why should I mess around with it? It seems that I can't trust her." Li Fei said.
"Concubine Xian has always been careful, so why didn't she even take care of these things?" The emperor sighed, "That's all, let me go and see Chong'er!"
"Your Majesty, you may as well go and see him. When you get there, the people below will naturally restrain themselves in the future if they know about it." Concubine Li said and stood up, "I also want to see him."
The emperor deliberately did not bring too many people with him, only two followers.
Arriving at the current residence of the Ninth Prince, upon entering the door, I found that the room was colder than anywhere else.
The Ninth Prince was studying in the inner room. There was a charcoal basin beside him, and the burning charcoal in it was quite good.
Seeing the emperor and Concubine Li coming, he quickly put down his book and stood up to say hello.
"Where are the people serving you? Why are there none?" the emperor asked the ninth prince suppressing his anger.
"They are busy with something," the Ninth Prince said, "Besides, my son doesn't like having anyone around when he is studying."
"Ninth Prince, the tea on your table is cold." Concubine Li said, "Why do you bother to cover up for those unruly slaves?"
"Chong'er, stretch out your hand and show it to the emperor," the emperor ordered.
Seeing that the Ninth Prince was very hesitant, the Emperor urged again: "Didn't you hear what I said clearly?"
The Ninth Prince had no choice but to stretch out his hand.
When the emperor saw that there were several frostbites on his hands, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and cursed: "It's so unreasonable! Are these dog slaves trying to rebel against heaven?!"
"Father, please calm down. Empress Li has given me many things today, including charcoal fire and clothes and quilts. I can spend the winter safely." The Ninth Prince said gratefully.
At this time, several eunuchs and maids serving him also heard the news and ran in in a panic, kneeling on the ground to plead guilty.
Li Fei frowned, covered her nose in disgust and said, "Where did you go to eat Jiu Dou Pai? It smells so pickled!"
It turned out that these people saw that it was getting late, and since the Ninth Prince had the food given by Concubine Li, they didn't need to worry about it. They hid elsewhere to eat, drink and play cards as usual.
