Every time Yang Shu thought about it, he felt aggrieved for his grandmother.
When she was only ten years old, she followed her father to the battlefield and conquered the country. In terms of merit, she was the eldest among Taizu's children.
But she did not covet the credit, nor did she care about power. She was no longer needed on the front line, so she took off her armor and returned to her field to study with peace of mind.
After her mother passed away, she was afraid that the palace people would neglect her care, so she once took her younger brother to her side and took care of him like her own child.
Several younger brothers were fighting to the death for the position of prince, and she often mediated between them, but was powerless and watched them kill each other.
At that time, King Zhao should be the last comfort in her heart, right?
At least this younger brother is still here and didn't interfere in those fights.
But the truth is so cruel. It was this seemingly harmless younger brother who played the most beautiful trick and used his strength to kill the three brothers in one fell swoop.
Yang Shu could not imagine how his grandmother felt when she received the news and sent her second son to respond.
In particular, her second son died of serious injuries, leaving her devastated.
But by that time, the situation was decided.
The prince and the king of Qin and the king of Jin both fell into disgrace, but they died cleanly in just a few months.
She only has one younger brother left, what else can she do? Should she expose this matter and let him die too?
She could only swallow her grief, keep this matter as a secret, and never mention it again.
But the only remaining brother still didn't let her go.
More than ten years later, when he found out that she had taken in her brother's grandson, he actually forced her to die!
Yang Shu said sadly, but since the emperor could do such a thing, how could he be grateful for his eldest sister's loving heart?
Seeing his unmoved look, Yang Shu was extremely discouraged.
"Until now, you still don't feel that you're sorry for her?"
The emperor gritted his teeth: "If she hadn't...hidden you, how could I have...been here today!"
"Grandma never asked me to take revenge!" Yang Shu couldn't help but raise his voice, "She taught me so many things, but she just didn't want me to become a useless person! Before she died, she deliberately misled me and made me think that I was your illegitimate son. You
Why don’t you understand her heart?”
"That's to protect you!" The emperor's voice became smoother.
His eyes flickered as he recalled that night: That day, the informant next to her... suddenly reported that a visitor had arrived...
Only then did the emperor know that his brother's descendants were not yet extinct.
A few days later, in the name of Duke Wen, he went to the other courtyard to visit his eldest sister.
The eldest sister was shocked when he told him this and begged him to let the child go. He had no idea of his own life and would not pose a threat to him.
But the emperor was still worried.
How did he come to power? Who would have thought that King Zhao would become the next emperor?
Such a small possibility finally became a reality. How could he allow the accident to happen?
Then what? The eldest sister is actually willing to sacrifice her life for her.
To this day, he still remembers what she said.
"He has been living beside me since he was a child. He has no idea about his life experience. How could he think of revenge? If you are not worried, I... I will die on his behalf! If I die, he will have nothing to rely on. Those in the army will
After so many years, you have no connection with him. Even if he finds out one day and has different intentions, he doesn’t have the capital to shake you. Is this okay? "
The emperor at that time did not mean what he said: "What are you talking about, eldest sister? My brother still hopes that you will live a long life!"
The eldest princess cried and said: "This child has been with me for more than ten years. He has always followed his own desires and acted arbitrarily. He is just a playboy. How can he be thinking about hatred?"
The emperor said: "Sister, you are too modest to say that. He doesn't like school, but you always supervise him, and his academic performance is much better than that of the third child. What's more, you also teach him martial arts and the art of war."
"I truly regard him as my grandson!" the eldest princess sobbed, "Your second nephew died, and even the child died. He didn't even leave any blood. In the past ten years, whenever I think about this matter,
My heart aches. I keep this child because I want him to inherit the legacy of my second son, and I can offer sacrifices to him during festivals in the future, so as to prevent him from becoming a lonely ghost. Your eldest nephew cannot live up to his expectations and will not get used to it.
Wu, seeing that there is no one in the family who can inherit our business. I taught him these things not to go against you, but just to let him inherit our business! If he can train him to become a general, wouldn't he fight for you?"
The emperor was silent. He didn't think about the Southern Expedition. How could these words move him?
If that boy is really allowed to inherit the eldest sister's career, wouldn't it mean that the military power will be handed over to him.
How can the emperor feel relieved?
The eldest princess wiped away the tears on her face and looked at him pleadingly: "Since you don't agree, forget it. He is still young now, so why won't it be up to you in the future? After I die, his life experience will be forever.
It's a secret, he won't know who he is, and he won't pose any threat to you. Ah Shao, for the sake of our decades-long relationship as brother and sister, can you let him go? Sister, please!"
This was the first time the eldest princess said the word "please" to him.
The emperor was slightly moved when he heard her calling his name.
He was too young when he lost his mother, and the person who took care of him in his memory was his eldest sister.
This feeling is different anyway.
"Sister, I don't want to force you..."
The emperor has returned.
A few days later, he received news of his eldest sister's death.
When he went to the Bolinghou Mansion to mourn, he looked at the cold corpse in the coffin with mixed feelings in his heart.
He cried very sadly, really sad.
The death of his eldest sister brought back memories of his childhood.
If possible, he really doesn't want her to die.
The child was also very sad and cried uncontrollably.
The calmest person was the old Marquis Boling.
He received him personally and said to him: "Your eldest sister always means what she says. In all these years, she has never told a lie to you, she has only concealed this one thing."
The emperor wiped the tears from his face and looked surprisingly calm.
He thought, maybe this is the heart of an emperor? He was so sad just now, but when he thought about it, he felt that it would be a perfect ending for his eldest sister to die like this.
The imperial concubine knew about it, and cried and begged him last night, saying that she just wanted to save a little bit of her ex-husband's bloodline, and she wanted to end this friendship.
If possible, he still didn't want the imperial concubine to be sad.
This result seems to be the best of both worlds, and everyone is satisfied.
The old Marquis Boling said: "Your Majesty, it is better to return to the palace as soon as possible. It is not safe for you outside. I have to take care of the eldest princess's funeral, so I will not entertain her."
Not long after, the news of the death of the old Marquis Boling also came.
Outsiders said that they were deeply in love as husband and wife, and the death of the eldest princess was such a shock to him that he couldn't afford to fall ill and followed him.
But the emperor knew that this was not the case.
The moment the eldest princess decided to change her life, the old Marquis Boling would no longer be alive.
To keep this secret, neither of the couple can survive. (To be continued)