In the summer of the fifteenth year of Zhenqing, Emperor Zhenqing personally issued a decree to marry the prince Rong Juan and the granddaughter Xu Shaojin. The wedding date was set in March of the following year.
At the end of the same year, Rong Suihe declined the attempts of the ministers and the prince to stay, and held a grand abdication ceremony in Xingde Palace, passing the throne to the prince Rong Juan. He himself became the supreme emperor, and Queen Sheng Weiqiao was also the empress dowager.
When the throne was passed on, the power of the ruler was also devolved.
This made Rong Juan, who was originally lazy but had a high self-esteem, very confused. Because Rong Suihe and his wife had to stay in Chang'an to attend his wedding to Xu Shaojin. Rong Juan was at a loss and tried to ask for help, but she couldn't even get help from her parents. I was kicked out without even seeing him face to face.
Rong Juan was helpless and could only deal with it.
In the first month of the following year, the Gaomi Prince's family, who had left their fiefdom more than ten years ago, returned to Chang'an to meet with the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, who were about to leave for the south.
Originally, Mrs. Qi planned to come back later and miss the opportunity to meet Rong Suihe and his wife.
I just saw how much Rong Qingzui missed his younger brother, and thought that we were all very young now, and they were all going to be grandparents or had already become grandparents. If we didn’t see each other this time, we might never see each other again in this life. .
Moreover, the grudge between the Qi family and Rong Suihe and his wife was mainly due to the experiences of the Qi family and Qi Jianxun.
However, when a woman leaves the palace, her husband's family is her first priority.
Rong Suihe was very cruel to the Qi family, and he took great care of Rong Qingzui's family.
More than ten years have passed, and the resentment and grievances in Qi's heart have finally dissipated a lot.
At this moment, when I think back to my parents and family members, although there is still lingering sadness, there is no longer any impulse.
So after understanding her husband's thoughts, she took the initiative to propose that the brothers and sisters-in-law get together just before the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were about to leave Chang'an.
This time they were reunited after a long absence, and both parties were a little excited.
Even someone as good as Rong Suihe who was good at controlling his emotions had a moment of loss of composure.
Mr. Qi and Sheng Weiqiao talked in detail about the situation after their separation over the years, while Rong Suihe and Rong Qingzui rarely chatted for a long time.
Afterwards, Sheng Weiqiao asked her husband what he had said to Rong Qingzui, so that his face seemed unhappy.
Rong Suihe was silent for a while before telling her that they talked about the late Queen Mother Zhao.
"I was too young when I was exiled from the royal palace, so I only had a few brief impressions of her." The Supreme Emperor, who was in his prime, said softly with a calm voice, but there was a faint hint of sadness in his eyes, " Those few fragments supported me through the years at sea and the narrow escape of death in the battle when Gongsun was attacked... Of course, it was not because of longing, but because of hatred."
After a pause, he expressed his irreversible regrets with a nonchalant expression, "However, just now I heard King Gaomi talk about many past events, and I realized that I seemed...to blame her wrongly."
Sheng Weiqiao was stunned and said: "You also said that you were too young at that time. How did you know so much? Especially after you reunited with the palace, your father was very suspicious of you. How could you feel free to let go of the past with them? "
She said softly, "Mother has always loved you, and I will definitely not blame you. Like my parents, no matter what I do, even if I misunderstand them, they will never be angry with me!"
"My dear girl, do you still remember the story about the brother and sister I told you when I first arrived at Sheng Mansion?" Rong Suihe pinched his eyebrows and asked with a faint smile.
Sheng Weiqiao recalled it, nodded, and reminded: "You seemed to have told me this once a few years ago?"
Rong Suihe pondered, and after a while, he raised his head and said: "At that time, I always refused to admit it... That is the experience of the brother and sister, especially the sister. For me, it is not just that I want to do good things but it is self-defeating. A huge blow. More importantly, it actually reminded me of my own life experience."
"That brother obviously survived on Tortoiseshell Island by sacrificing his sister, and he returned home because of her, but in the end he forced her to death... Do you remember what I asked him when I killed him?"
"One is worried, and the other is guilty!"
He laughed deeply, but there was no smile in his eyes, "At that time, I thought of myself... At that time, I already had some status in Tortoiseshell Island. At least my eldest brother valued me very much, otherwise he would not treat me just because of my plea. The brother and sister were put back on the shore... I originally thought that I would spend some time with my eldest brother and escape from Tortoiseshell Island when I had time, run back to the shore, try to go back to Chang'an, and find out everything from the Gaomi Palace!!!"
"Because I still had a little bit of naivety in my heart at the time."
"It's just... there's some misunderstanding here."
"After all, Rong Qingzui and Huihe were both young and wealthy at that time. Occasionally, two unruly dandies would appear and try to tease me, but they went too far and accidentally caught up with a desperado. So much so that it is not impossible to cause a big trouble... Maybe they didn't mean it at all, but they were just too young and ignorant... "
"Even if they did it intentionally, I still thought at the time that they were ignorant. For the sake of blood and family ties, as long as they are willing to admit their mistakes, I can forgive them. After all, we are a family..."
Having said this, the Supreme Emperor suddenly sneered, "Until I heard that brother's last words!!!"
The little pirate, who was between the age of a boy and a teenager, seemed cold and indifferent when he heard those words, but his heart was turned upside down, and it seemed as if a door that he had never discovered was opened: It turns out that even if he is a person of blood, Dear, can you be ruthless to the point of repaying kindness with revenge
It turns out that the guilt is so deep that it feels like sworn hatred
Therefore, Rong Suihe put into his own imagination: if he really escaped from Tortoiseshell Island before his wings were full, went north alone to Chang'an, met the prince, and inquired about the truth of what happened back then... Even if he could overcome all the difficulties and return. When he arrives at the palace, how will the palace treat him
Should you welcome him back with guilt, or curse him with guilt for why he didn't die outside
After a fierce ideological battle, Rong Suihe finally gave up the decision to return to the palace immediately. Of course, he didn't want to get ahead among the pirates. He just wanted to calm down and think about it.
Then he thought about his own death.
Rong Jing and Zhao Ziye did have a third son, but the third son died of illness when he was very young...
The news that the spies sent to Chang'an brought back with great anticipation was nothing short of a final blow to Rong Suihe, causing all his last hopes for the palace to disappear.
After that, Rong Suihe completely gave up the idea of going back to argue with the prince.
He just wants justice, what he thinks is justice, and what he can win with his own strength!
His natural yearning and tolerance for blood relatives are reflected in the battles, the intrigues, the rounds of life-and-death battles, and... countless hardships and obstacles, which have sharpened his will and ability. At the same time, His feelings for the Gaomi Palace were also washed away to the last drop.
When he returned to the Gaomi Palace as the number one scholar, Rong Suihe's eyes when he looked at his biological parents had lost all warmth.
Even the resentment he harbored in his heart could not arouse him to lose his composure. Rong Qingzui wasted his time from Bishui County until his death in the Zhengqing period, which is a clear example... Fifteen years of wandering and struggling for survival gave him so much trouble. Liao Rong Suihe was strong enough and opened a huge gap between him and the palace.
Not only was he too lazy to get to the bottom of it, but he also let the palace's clumsy lies go unchecked... Even if Queen Mother Zhao later tried to have a heart-to-heart relationship with him, he would avoid it.
Because the truth is no longer important to him.
There was no plan for the Gaomi Palace in his life.
Even though I recall it with emotion and regret at this moment, I put it aside in the blink of an eye, but I remembered Rong Juan: "This bastard boy! He swore earlier that he was not the prince for nothing these years. Even if we walk away, he will still be there." He can easily shoulder the burden of the country... He has come to our door just a few days ago! If he is not his biological son, he must be whipped!"
Sheng Weiqiao carefully observed his expression for a while, confirming that he had indeed put aside the Queen Mother Zhao matter, and then smiled and defended his son: "He didn't want us from the beginning. That kind of promise is not something he just made casually when he was being beaten." Can someone who comes out to beg for mercy be taken seriously?"
Rong Suihe sighed: "I finally understand. This bastard doesn't want to use his own brains as long as we are in Chang'an! Now that I have met with the Gaomi Wang couple, I think we can go south on a certain day. Bar?"
He raised his eyes and looked at his wife with soft eyes, "After all, my grandfather and grandmother... were ill only last year. I don't know how they are doing now. Let's go there earlier, so that we can celebrate the occasion earlier and show our filial piety!"
Mentioning Mr. Feng and Mrs. Zhan, Sheng Weiqiao's eyes were in a trance for a moment. When he looked at him again, his eyes became clear: "I said you were anxious to get the Zen position and clamored to go south. Why..."
Speaking of which, she and her maternal grandparents had not seen each other for more than ten years.
Although those two were old and strong, they still had a lot of descendants to take care of despite their age. It was already not easy for them to travel to and from Chang'an for her and Rong Suihe's affairs.
After I learned that everything was fine with Sheng Weiqiao, and that Sheng Lanci and his wife were holding the battle in Chang'an, I never came in person again.
It's just the annual gift every year, some items made by one's own hands, but they are never missing.
When Sheng Weiqiao decided to marry Rong Suihe, Mrs. Zhan once cried and said that she was afraid it would be difficult for her to see her granddaughter again.
After Sheng Weiqiao became the queen, she still feels the urge to burst into tears when she thinks of this section.
Chang'an is so far away from Nanfeng County. If nothing unexpected happens, the two grandsons will really never see each other again, right
In the second half of last year, the old couple fell ill at the same time. At first, they didn't want to disturb Sheng Weiqiao, but later they were about to die. Mr. Feng called his children and grandchildren to him to divide the family, and Mrs. Zhan divided her dowry, a considerable part of which was specially Leave it to Sheng Weiqiao.
Feng Ye suppressed his grief and sent these things to Chang'an, and reported the news to his niece... At that time, Sheng Weiqiao wanted to go south in person, so news soon came that the old couple had begun to get better and finally survived.
During that time, the Wangchun Palace was almost silent, and everyone who came and went was cautious. Even Rong Juan was very obedient, just for fear of irritating the angry queen.
At that time, Rong Suihe also comforted his wife several times, and Sheng Weiqiao even angered him... After knowing that her grandfather and grandmother had recovered, she felt relieved and stopped looking for trouble.
However, I never thought that my husband would always take this matter to heart, and now he would personally accompany me to the south to visit.