eight days ago.
Cen Lixuan stood outside the Anshang Hall and waited, and Jiang also accompanied him to stand outside.
Cen Lixuan was originally announced by Eunuch Mu at dusk, and before she knew it, it was already completely dark.
The evening wind blew a chill on people's body, but Cen Lixuan stood up straight, as if unaffected at all.
In fact, even Jiang's legs hurt a little while standing - the wound on his thigh has not yet healed, and standing or walking for a long time can't help but feel a little itchy.
After Cen Lixuan returned to Wei Lin near the palace gate, he returned to the Subjugation Platform.
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Mu was waiting for him at the Subjugation Terrace, saying that it was the emperor's call.
Seeing that Jiang also had nothing to do, Cen Lixuan took Jiang with him.
Who would have guessed that the emperor was resting when he came to the Anshang Hall, so the two of them could only wait outside.
Eunuch Mu has already gone in to see it three times, but the emperor still hasn't woken up. Seeing that the time was getting late and the wind was getting colder, Eunuch Mu frowned, intending to make a decision without authorization, and then said softly: "Ninth prince, the emperor is now in a state of ill health, or you should go back to rest first? The wind is cool in the night. , if you catch the cold, it's the slave's fault."
Jiang also thinks this proposal is excellent, but Eunuch Jiang is a slave after all, so there is no reason to answer for the master. So he could only look at Cen Lixuan in front of him, please expect Cen Lixuan to agree to Eunuch Mu's proposal.
Cen Lixuan shook his head: "Eunuch Xie Mu cares, since the father has summoned him, he should wait."
Jiang also quietly rolled his eyes behind him.
Since Cen Lixuan declined, Eunuch Mu had to accompany the two to wait outside the hall.
About half an hour later, there was finally movement in the An Shang Palace. The little eunuch waiting inside gently pushed open the door and said, "Eunuch Mu, the emperor is awake!"
Eunuch Mu hurriedly said "wait a moment" to Cen Lixuan, and then entered the hall.
Jiang also saw that no one was there, leaned forward, and complained in Cen Lixuan's ear, "Wait for so long, aren't you cold?"
"It's a little cold." Cen Lixuan said.
Jiang also took advantage of his unpreparedness and touched Cen Lixuan's profile. Good guy, his face is like ice cubes blown by the wind. Jiang also didn't know what Cen Lizhen's calculations were, but fortunately the emperor woke up, he should be summoned, at least he followed into the hall, it should be able to warm up a lot.
After a while, Eunuch Mu came out and said respectfully, "Ninth Prince, the Emperor invites you in."
Cen Lixuan nodded and stepped into the Anshang Hall.
Jiang has never entered the Anshang Palace before, but he has looked at this palace dedicated to the emperor many times outside the palace—because Wei Lin is often on duty here. The Anshang Hall looked very gorgeous from the outside, and Jiang also walked in, still curious and looking forward to it.
There were not many lights in the hall, and the outer room was a bit dim. Eunuch Mu led Cen Lixuan to the inner room. Jiang also naturally followed and planned to enter the inner room, but was stopped by the little eunuch: "Eunuch, please wait outside."
"Okay." Jiang Ye had no choice but to follow his words, standing with the little eunuchs and waiting.
Cen Lixuan shyly entered the inner room, and the emperor was lying on the couch, looking very bad. Cen Lixuan just glanced at it, got a general idea, and then gave a big salute, fell on her knees and fell on the ground: "My son, please greet the father and emperor."
This gift looks very natural, but there is a lot of attention to the inner bottom.
Generally speaking, when the prince sees the emperor, if it is not in front of the foreign ministers, he usually does not need to make such a big gift. Cen Lixuan acted like this, the emperor saw it, and his heart was mixed.
Now his body is getting thinner and thinner, and the princes are all concerned about winning over the ministers, but it is this young son who can't even see his own face.
He looked at Cen Lixuan's shy salute, and the estrangement between them was clear at a glance. I don't know if it's because time is short and it's easy to feel sad, or because of the cute appearance of Cen Lixuan in his arms calling out to the emperor with a smile, the emperor's eyes became wet.
"Good boy, get up." The emperor said.
"Thank you, Father Huang." Cen Lixuan then got up from the ground and did everything right.
Eunuch Mu hurried up to tell the emperor to help him up, and put several soft pillows behind him. The emperor continued, "Come to me."
Cen Lixuan was a little stunned. He lowered his head, but quietly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and immediately took his eyes back, standing timidly, not daring to move.
Seeing him like this, the emperor felt more and more that he really neglected this young son too much.
"Come here, sit here with the father." The emperor said again patiently.
Cen Lixuan then took a step forward and walked cautiously to the couch. The emperor stretched out his hand to him, and Cen Lixuan hesitated for a moment before putting his hand on it.
Then the emperor gently pulled him and let him sit on the edge of the couch.
Cen Lixuan kept his head down, and the emperor asked softly, "Why do you keep your head down?"
Hearing this, Cen Lixuan slowly raised his head and said, "Father Emperor Tianwei, my son does not dare to offend." The emperor looked at him and raised his face, the red eyes had already explained the problem.
"Yu'er, do you blame me for treating you coldly all these years?" the emperor asked.
Cen Lixuan hurriedly shook his head vigorously: "My father is busy with political affairs, and I don't complain."
While holding Cen Lixuan's hand, the emperor stretched out the other hand to touch his face. Cen Lixuan and Concubine Jin really look alike. At this time, he was still sitting a little far away, but the emperor reached out his hand but couldn't touch him. But the next moment, Cen Lixuan obediently stretched out his head and let the emperor's rough palm caress his cheek.
"It's cold outside, isn't it cold?"
"My son is not cold."
After saying this, the emperor heard
A small sound, like the sound of water droplets hitting the quilt, was almost inaudible. Cen Lixuan raised his head, tears had already slipped down his cheeks, leaving a trace of tears.
Being so close, the emperor could see the tears in his eyes that he tried to hold back.
"Why are you crying?" the emperor asked.
In Cen Lixuan's impression, only when he was held by his father in his arms when he was a child, he had been so close to each other. In the future, the father and emperor in memory will always have a dignified face, and occasionally he will be very heroic when he smiles, but it is always at some palace banquets or ceremonies.
Cen Lixuan was always placed in the last position, no one could see him, and no one wanted to see him.
Even the emperor, who once loved him very much, could only see each other from a distance in a dark corner.
The emperor's question seemed to touch the sadness in Cen Lixuan's heart. He suddenly fell on the emperor's body, and the cry could not be restrained from gushing out of his throat: "Father..."
The emperor touched Cen Lixuan's hair and coaxed softly, "Good boy, why are you crying?"
Cen Lixuan cried for a long time, then raised his head and said in an almost pleading tone, "My son just wants to be by my father's side all the time."
"Father's time is running out." The emperor said, "If you want to come to the temple in the future, you can come."
Hearing this, Cen Lixuan stood up, knelt down and saluted again, "Thank you for your grace."
"Get up, get up, don't hesitate to salute." The emperor smiled. Apparently moved by Cen Lixuan's filial piety, the emperor became emotional and started coughing again.
Eunuch Mu hurriedly took the silk silk and wanted to give it to the emperor, but Cen Lixuan reached out and took the silk silk.
The emperor coughed up a lot of blood and looked very terrifying. His coughing finally stopped, Cen Lixuan carefully helped him wipe the blood from the corners of his mouth, then held the silk in his hand and checked it carefully.
Cen Lixuan said hesitantly, "Is it related to the mother and concubine?"
The emperor shook his head: "It's none of your business."
"It's the son who talked too much."
Cen Lixuan handed back the silk to Eunuch Mu, and it happened that the little eunuch outside came in with the decoction. Eunuch Mu took the medicine and said, "Ninth prince, it's time for the emperor to take the medicine."
Without even thinking about it, Cen Lixuan reached out to pick it up: "I'll come."
"This..." Eunuch Mu hesitated, but before he had time to ask the emperor what he meant, Cen Lixuan had already taken the soup medicine from his hand, and then carefully fed the emperor the soup medicine spoon by spoon.
Jiang also stood in the outer room and waited, the injury on his leg was terribly painful, and in desperation he could only listen to the conversation inside. If he didn't divert his attention, he really doubted that the wound would burst at any moment.
He was still listening to the content of the dialogue inside, and he sighed a few times in his heart that this full of father-son affection, it was really bizarre to appear in the royal family. On second thought, Jiang did not consciously think of his father. He suddenly regretted not listening to Wei Lin's words before, and took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to go home to have a look. If he went back then, he wouldn't have to be hanged and beaten.
After listening to it, Jiang Ye's attention changed again. He suddenly felt that the emperor's voice sounded familiar, but he recalled it carefully in his mind for a while, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.
Jiang also entered the palace for such a long time, it is certain that he has never seen the emperor.
So why does it feel so familiar
Jiang also became more curious the more he thought about it, and almost forgot the pain in his leg.
At this moment, a guard came in to deliver a message to Eunuch Mu. Jiang also watched the guards leaned into Eunuch Mu's ear and said a few words. Eunuch Mu looked a little bad, then waved his hand, and the guards left. It's a pity that their speech is too secretive, and although Jiang can see it, he can't hear a word.
Eunuch Mu went into the inner room nervously, and then Jiang Ye heard the sound of some porcelain falling to the ground and shattering, and the emperor's furious voice followed one after another: "You bastard!"
"Emperor calm down!"
I don't know what's going on inside, the emperor scolded and even the little eunuchs in the outer room knelt down one after another. Jiang didn't know why, so he could only do as he did.
"The Xue family is really daring! I said that I was not allowed to leave the palace, but I dared to openly resist the edict!"
"Father, don't get angry, the dragon's body is the most important!" Cen Lixuan's voice rose a little.
Cen Lixuan continued: "Come here, quickly clean up this place."
The little eunuch outside hurriedly wanted to get up, and Jiang also seized the opportunity to hold down the one kneeling beside him, and whispered "I'm going", and then he followed the other little eunuch in with his head lowered. the inner room.
After entering, the two immediately cleaned up the broken tiles on the ground.
Jiang also waited for the opportunity to see the emperor's true face, maybe where did they really meet? The voice was all too familiar.
All the debris on the ground was picked up, and Jiang Ye and the little eunuch bowed together, preparing to exit.
Jiang Ye took this opportunity to look up at the person on the couch.
The emperor was furious and his face was very bad. Cen Lixuan sat next to him and didn't speak at this time.
Immediately afterwards, Ding Ling clapped for a while, and all the pieces of porcelain that Jiang Ye had just picked up fell to the ground again. Jiang Ye opened his mouth in surprise: "Seventh Master???"
Jiang Ye's move made everyone present stunned.
Eunuch Mu was the first to react and hurriedly reprimanded: "Bold!"
Jiang was also scolded by this scolding and returned to his senses. With a "thump", he went straight to his knees and fell to the ground. Because he was too surprised and nervous, he didn't look at his feet, and his right knee kneeled directly on the tile. Jiang also gasped in pain, but he didn't dare to cry out, and he didn't dare to look up at "Seven Master" on the couch.