"What, what do you mean?" Lin Wanrong stammered, his heart was beating non-stop, his face was flushed, and he felt that he didn't belong to him anymore. Crazy, the old emperor is crazy!
"What do you think in your heart, that's what you mean." The old emperor coughed lightly, his pale face flushed, and said in a deep voice, "Gao Ping, get the portrait!"
Outside the door, Eunuch Gao hurriedly opened the door and entered, holding a picture scroll in both hands, handed it respectfully to Lin Wanrong, and then hurriedly backed out. Lin Wanrong was holding the picture scroll in his hand, but he was full of doubts in his heart. The old man hadn't explained the matter clearly, so why did he mention the portrait again.
"Open it and have a look." The old emperor covered his mouth and nose, coughed laboriously, glanced at him slowly, and said.
"What's this?" Lin Wanrong asked cautiously, the old emperor seemed weird everywhere today, it's better to ask clearly before opening it.
"I told you to open it, so you opened it, what are you talking about." The old emperor snorted heavily, with a gleam in his eyes, and said impatiently.
Seeing that you are a patient, and don't care about you, Mr. Lin comforted himself, and slowly spread out the scroll, only to see a pretty woman appearing on the paper. He was taken aback and said: "Xian'er?!!"
The old emperor closed his eyes slightly and said: "Look again, who is she?!" Lin Wanrong looked at the woman in the painting carefully, and saw that she and Xian'er looked very similar, and even their expressions were 70% similar, but He seemed to be getting older. Thinking of the picture scroll he saw at Xian'er's house in Longquan Village, Hangzhou, he suddenly realized: "It's not Xian'er, it's Xian'er's mother, Concubine Qin!"
The old emperor nodded lightly, and sighed: "You are right, she is Concubine Qin. Although I am a person in this life, God treats me very harshly. I have two sons and three daughters. The prince was plotted against at a young age, and among the three princesses, Nishang was separated from me since childhood and suffered the most—”
Princess Nishang is a fairy. Thinking of the old emperor who pulled Concubine Qin in front of him to resist assassins when the old emperor was in crisis in the past, Lin Wanrong felt very contemptuous in his heart. But from his point of view as the emperor of Dahua, he alone is in danger of the world. Everyone else can die, but he must survive. Lin Wanrong didn't know what to say, so he sighed slightly.
"Things are not as you imagined." The emperor seemed to have seen through his mind, with a hint of anger on his face: "That is because someone with a heart is sincerely pouring sewage on me, and wants to vilify me into a cruel and violent king who does not recognize his six relatives." .I am the majestic Emperor of the Great China, and even ten thousand soldiers would not frown. Concubine Qin gave birth to Princess Nishang for me. She is my dearest relative, how could I use her as a shield?"
Seeing the old emperor's furious beard trembling, Lin Wanrong was confused. Looking at the old emperor's appearance, it doesn't look like he is telling lies. Could it be that Xian'er made a mistake? That's not right, Xian'er said she saw it with her own eyes, what a glorious thing it is to have such a father who is the emperor, if there is no something she hates deeply, Xian'er would never leave with Sister An.
"Old man, the more you talk, the more confused I become." Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly: "What you and Xian'er said seems to be true, I really can't tell the difference. Didn't Concubine Qin die for you?"
"It's true that Concubine Qin died for me, but she did it voluntarily." The emperor coughed sharply, his face was flushed, but his eyes were clear: "On the day when the former emperor passed away, It was also the time when King Cheng rebelled. On that day, I was assassinated and attacked, and my body was seriously injured. After several years of ascending the throne, I gradually became indifferent to the concubines in the harem. Nishang was my youngest daughter, and she was only a few years old at that time. Carved jade peck, like a porcelain doll, I don't love concubines and beautiful women, but I love these two youngest daughters very much."
Of the two youngest daughters, one is Xian'er, and who is the other? Lin Wanrong was puzzled, and was about to ask a question, but the old man glared and said: "Don't interrupt, wait until I finish." He paused, calmed his breath and continued: "Because of the neon clothes, I also I often get together with Concubine Qin. At the beginning, Concubine Qin was also very happy, thinking that I doted on her a lot, until after a long time, I found that I no longer favored her, and I felt sad in my heart. She is a weak woman born in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, so she is no match for her when she plays tricks and tricks, so she sometimes acts in a trance." [Heaven's Kiss Hand Slap]
Lin Wanrong nodded. It's not impossible. Xian'er's mother was born in the south of the Yangtze River and grew up by the lake. Her temperament should be as gentle as water. Naturally, she couldn't adapt to the intrigues in the palace. It's not impossible that her long-term depressive life caused her to suffer from depression. impossible.
"On that day, I was enjoying the flowers with her mother and daughter, but suddenly an assassin broke in. In desperation, Concubine Qin used her body to block me, and when Nishang turned her head, she only saw The assassin's sharp sword pierced through her mother's body." The old emperor's eyes were filled with mist, and his expression was silent, as if he was immersed in the situation of that day again.
"Poor girl." Think of a little girl who is ignorant of the world, seeing her mother lying in her father's arms with blood flowing, what a heartbreaking and desperate picture, no wonder Xianer and her mother's temperament On the contrary, who can maintain the original innocence and innocence after being stimulated like this? Thinking of this, he has a deeper mentality of wanting to tolerate and love Xian'er's savagery and willfulness.
"Perhaps you already know what happened later. Concubine Qin died to save me, and Nishang also disappeared that night. I lost two more relatives overnight. I mobilized all my strength to find Princess Nishang, but found nothing. Until many years later when the White Lotus Sect committed crimes, I sent someone to secretly investigate the bandit leader in the sect, and found a woman named Qin Xian'er under the seat of the White Lotus Sect. He had a strong look, but tears were rolling down his eyes. At this moment, he looked so lonely and desolate. He was no longer the great emperor who ruled the world, but a dying old man.
Lin Wanrong looked a little sad, no matter how much this old man is, his caring for Xian'er can't be faked, he sighed, and said softly: "Old man, how did you do it?" Are you sure that Xian'er belongs to your daughter?"
"You don't know about this. Xian'er's mother's surname is Qin. When I met her in the south of the Yangtze River, she had a boudoir name, Xianling! Qin Xianling, Qin Xian'er, and looking at her age and appearance, she is so alive No matter how confused I am, I will not fail to recognize my daughter." A smile appeared on the old emperor's withered face, as if recalling the situation at that time.
This is true, just by looking at the portrait, one can see how similar her mother and daughter are. It is not difficult for the old emperor to recognize his daughter at a glance. However, since the old emperor recognized Xian'er, why didn't he recognize him immediately, instead it took so long
The old emperor's eyes were vicious, and he could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression. He couldn't help but sighed softly and said: "I know what you think. But at that time, Xian'er misunderstood me deeply. If I recognized him rashly, it would definitely cause trouble. She is extremely disgusted. I have already lost her once, and I must never lose her a second time. Moreover, she is in the White Lotus Sect. If her identity is exposed, coupled with her misunderstanding of me, it will definitely create opportunities for those who are interested. Therefore, I never disclosed Xian'er's identity to anyone, but secretly sent people to protect it. When you attacked Jining City that day, Xian'er was caught in a thousand guns. When the news came, I wished I could kill your head."
Lin Wanrong was chilling all over, and I also said that after the great victory, why the emperor didn't mention my credit: "Master, you can't blame me for this matter, if you want to blame it, you can blame Tong Cheng for his ulterior motives, which almost made me and Xian'er almost die." .”
"So, after Xu Zhen, your subordinate, shot and killed Tong Cheng halfway, King Cheng asked to be held accountable for the crime, but I didn't say a word." The emperor snorted coldly, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes. On the scroll in Lin Wanrong's hand, seeing Concubine Qin's gentle appearance like water, his eyes gradually softened: "After Concubine Qin died, I sealed off her bedroom, and no one was allowed to step in. While picking up her belongings, I A letter was found by accident."
"What was written in the letter?" Lin Wanrong asked hurriedly, "Is it for Xian'er?"
"You are a bit smart, but my Concubine Qin is not bad." The emperor smiled wryly, and sighed: "She was born in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. She was originally a beautiful woman, but she was trapped in the palace. She loved me so much that she blocked the sword for me without hesitation. She was worried that her actions would turn Xian'er against me, so she deliberately left a letter to enlighten her. Who would have thought that Xian'er even had the shadow of this letter? I didn’t even see it, so I disappeared that night. This letter fell into Xian’er’s hands, but it was decades later.”
Lin Wanrong was silent for a while, better late than never, I believe that after reading her mother's letter, Xian'er's hatred for the old emperor will be relieved, but whether she can forgive him or not is uncertain. "Old man, where is Xian'er now?!" Lin Wanrong asked hastily.
"You promise me one thing first, and I will tell you later." The old emperor said solemnly.
"Yes, yes, I agree to everything, old man, tell me quickly." Lin Wanrong said impatiently while thinking about Xian'er.
"You have to promise me that you will love and take care of Xian'er all your life, can you do it?" The old emperor asked with a raised voice.
"It can be done, it must be done."
The emperor smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then you and Xian'er will pay your respects."
My father-in-law wants me and Xian'er to pay homage? Really, why are you in such a hurry, it's not too late to find Xian'er and pray! Seeing that the old emperor's eyes were burning brightly and his face was full of determination, he had no choice but to hold the portrait of Xian'er and slowly knelt down.
The emperor opened his mouth and said: "I say something, and you say it. I, Lin Wanrong, volunteered to marry Princess Nishang—"
"I, Lin Wanrong, volunteered to marry Princess Nishang-" Lin Wanrong followed up honestly.
A stern look flashed in the old emperor's eyes, and he said in a soft voice: "—to be brothers and sisters!"