Prince Qi leaned back, and the setting sun had already sunk, leaving only a touch of orange on the horizon.
"Because I feel very lonely!" He said quietly and sighed softly, "The more prosperous I am, the lonelier I feel. Everything seems to have nothing to do with me and I am isolated from the world. This feeling is different from what you are feeling now.
It's probably similar, you only live in your own world, no one can enter or get out."
Darkness gradually enveloped me, and the world seemed to be in a dark dungeon with no light.
In late June, Empress Chu couldn't bear it anymore and asked to see Emperor Ming Yuan. She was going to plan the marriage of King Qi.
Emperor Ming Yuan summoned King Qi to the palace and informed him of the matter. King Qi objected and said some extreme words for the first time. The father and son had a very unhappy time.
Although Emperor Ming Yuan was angry, after experiencing Yu Wenjun's incident, he paid special attention to his son and asked Yu Wenhao to talk to him. It was not good to be alone like this all the time.
Yu Wenhao then held a banquet in his mansion and invited him over to have a drink.
When he was already drunk, Yu Wenhao asked him, "Is it because of Yuan Yongyi that you don't want to choose a concubine?"
King Qi poured wine and lowered his eyes, "If I tell my brother that it's not the case at all, he won't believe it, but if I say it's all because of her, that's not the case either."
"Is there any other reason?" Yu Wenhao asked.
King Qi raised his head, his eyes clear and bright, "Why are you getting married?"
Yu Wenhao took a sip of wine and said, "Want to talk about something profound?"
"At least don't tell me, it's just to reproduce."
Yu Wenhao smiled, "This is the reason why people get married. Of course, there can be many other reasons for a prince to choose a concubine."
"If that person is not what I like, what will happen if I marry him? It's just one more person in the house." King Qi said solemnly.
"It can be seen that it is because that person is not Yuan Yongyi. If you still want to marry her, my father can issue an edict."
"I said, this is one of the reasons," King Qi leaned on the back of his chair, his eyes filled with loneliness, "If that person were her, I might not marry her."
"Oh?" Yu Wenhao was surprised by this answer.
King Qi looked at him and said: "She had an engagement with Lu Yuan. Although the engagement has been canceled now, does she still have me in her heart? I don't know. In fact, saying not to marry just saves some face for myself. I am
I don’t want to wrong her, but if she has to marry due to my father’s will, wouldn’t it mean that I lose the last trace of affection between her and me?”
"It seems reasonable." Yu Wenhao smiled and poured wine for him personally, "Lao Qi, you have grown up... But, Yuan Yongyi, don't you go and fight for it?"
King Qi smiled bitterly, "Can I fight for it? It would be unkind for me to fight for it now. It is only fair to at least wait until Brother Lu wakes up."
"The Lu family has adopted Yuan Yong as their adopted daughter. Even if Lu Yuan wakes up, they will not be able to be together," Yu Wenhao said.
"That is the wishful thinking of the Lu family and the Yuan family. Why have you ever asked Brother Lu?" King Qi shook his head, "This is unfair. At least Brother Lu must say something."
Yu Wenhao patted him on the shoulder, "It's very kind of you to do this, but Lu Yuan may not be able to wake up. If he doesn't wake up, won't he get married in this life?"
"It's better to lack than to overdo it!" King Qi said solemnly.
Yu Wenhao nodded, "Well, since you have decided to do this, my brother will definitely support you. As for my father, I will be the one to take care of it. If anything happens, I will take care of it for you."
King Qi looked at him, his eyes full of gratitude, "Thank you!"
Emperor Ming Yuan now relies heavily on Yu Wenhao. Perhaps he is really tired or feels weak, and he has begun to learn to respect his son's opinions and listen to his words. Therefore, Yu Wenhao had a talk with him, and he did not insist on King Qi choosing a concubine.
Because the Queen Mother's health was deteriorating, Emperor Ming Yuan decided to send someone to inform King Wei and allow him to take time to return to Beijing to see her.
As for Yu Wenjun, he never let go.
After July, the weather became hotter and hotter, and the Queen Mother became bedridden.
On the third day of August, there was a light horse running fast on the official road outside the capital. The man on the horse was dusty, his clothes were dirty, and his face was covered with dust.
When he arrived at the city gate, if he hadn't shown his waist card, no one would have known that the black-faced man in front of him was the former handsome and extraordinary His Highness the King of Wei.
After the King of Wei returned to Beijing, he immediately went to the palace to see the emperor without taking a break.
Emperor Ming Yuan did not see him, but asked Eunuch Mu Ru to tell him to go to Ronghe Hall to see the Queen Mother.
When the ancestors and grandson met, the King of Wei knelt in front of the bed. The Queen Mother used all her strength to prop herself up and stared at him for a long time. Then tears welled up and she said excitedly: "How come there is no news from you? Have you ever thought about it?"
My old bones?"
The king of Wei prostrated himself in front of the bed, crying bitterly.
The Queen Mother didn't say much, she just held his hand and told him to bring Princess Jinghe back, treat her well, and never let him down again.
King Wei agreed, but his heart ached unbearably. He was no longer qualified to approach her.
After meeting King Wei, the Queen Mother thought that the only person she wanted to meet was Yu Wenjun.
However, she really couldn't open her mouth and ordered him to enter the palace. What qualifications did an unfilial son who cursed his father have to enter the palace again?
Therefore, the knot in my heart kept getting worse. I desperately wanted to see him, but I hated him so much.
Emperor Ming Yuan was worried about the Queen Mother's illness, so he sent Yuan Qingling and Grandma Yuan to the palace to treat the Queen Mother. After diagnosis, Grandma Yuan said that the Queen Mother's illness had invaded her lungs and could not be cured by medicine or stone.
Emperor Ming Yuan summoned Yuan Qingling to ask, but Yuan Qingling was helpless.
Emperor Ming Yuan was furious, "You can even cure leprosy and tuberculosis. Your Queen Mother has no serious illness, so why can't you cure her?"
Yuan Qingling said helplessly: "Father, if you know the root cause of the disease, you can prescribe medicine. The Queen Mother is suffering from heartache, heartache, liver damage, and physical and mental failure. There is nothing my daughter-in-law can do."
Emperor Ming Yuan got angry in anger, punished her and kicked her out of the palace.
The King of Wei has not yet decided to leave the capital, because the Emperor Ming Yuan also knew that the Queen Mother was afraid that this would be the end of the day, so she asked him to wait in the capital first.
When King Houhuai entered the palace to pay his respects, he went to the Imperial Study Room to ask Emperor Ming Yuan to see him. He said that the Queen Mother was thinking of Yu Wenjun in her heart, and could she allow Yu Wenjun to enter the palace to say goodbye to the Queen Mother's grandparents.
Emperor Ming Yuan was slightly stunned, pursed his lips and said nothing, only staring at King Huai.
Seeing this situation, King Huai did not dare to ask for help anymore.
Later, Emperor Yuan of the Ming Dynasty announced that Prince Bao had entered the palace. He was the head of the clan who was responsible for the ceremony. If Prince Bao agreed to this matter, it would not be a bad thing and he would just fulfill his filial piety.
Prince Bao also felt that the former harem should be separated. Yu Wenjun was demoted to a commoner because of his guilt, but he and the Queen Mother still had a close relationship. It was only human nature that the Queen Mother was in poor health now and wanted to see her eldest grandson soon.
After thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Ming Yuan agreed, but he did not personally issue a decree and asked the chief minister's palace to send someone to send a message to allow him to enter the palace, but he was not allowed to stay in the palace for too long, let alone say radical words.
If the Queen Mother is angered and hurts her heart again by speaking out of the blue, she will be killed without mercy.