The calm atmosphere in the room became lingering and ambiguous again.
Before she knew it, Xiao Kezhi, who was already standing beside the bed, went back to the bed again and hugged her intimately in his arms.
"I'm also a little reluctant to give up. I'll stay here tonight, okay?"
Chu Ning's forehead was wiped with a towel, and a layer of fine sweat oozes out again. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked weakly, "This is far from the Taiji Palace. Your Majesty will attend the court meeting tomorrow. Staying here will hinder Your Majesty. Bar?"
"It's okay, I just need to get up earlier." He felt contented, how could he abandon her and go back to the empty Nectar Hall alone
Her words just now made him excited.
She shouldn't be the one who restrained herself like that, but the experience of the past two years has brought her invisible shackles and lifted them up. Now that they are suddenly released, she is still numb and at a loss.
In the past two months, he always deliberately led her to learn to observe her own heart, sometimes persecuting, sometimes coaxing, just to let her express her feelings and desires candidly.
Now, she has finally recovered little by little, becoming vivid, flesh and blood, complete, and even, responding to his feelings...
Even if it was just "I can't give up", it made him feel shocked, and realized that his thoughts were not in vain.
In this case, she could be considered to have taken a step towards him, right
While stroking her back, he recalled many previous situations in his mind. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he held his breath and asked in a deep voice, "A Ning, you are so anxious to ask me to overturn the case for your father. , did you say that?"
Back in the Feishhuang Palace, he had said that he wanted her to leave the prince and come to him.
Chu Ning leaned in his arms and was silent for a moment, until his heart was about to sink when he flew to the clouds, and then he shook his head gently: "No, it's the truth."
"Your Majesty's good, these days, I have seen it in my eyes, and naturally I also believe in His Majesty's behavior. I am not in a hurry for my father's affairs."
He was instantly relieved.
"I will help you in this matter, not only for you, but also for myself." He thought for a while, and finally said what was in his heart, "The conditions I gave you were just selfish."
When Chu Ning heard the words, the original anxiety disappeared, looked at him in surprise, and asked, "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?"
She thought for a while, suddenly remembered the details of the past, and couldn't help guessing: "Could it be that Your Majesty's confirmation of my father's past?"
"That's right." Xiao Kezhi let her go a little, and sat up slowly, with a solemn expression, "I don't have any friendship with your father, but he did help me."
At the beginning, he managed to escape from the iron hoofs of the Beirong people, and after walking back to the government office in Ganzhou, he fell ill and was bedridden for three months before finally recovering.
At that time, all the guards close to him had died, and he was alone in Ganzhou, and finally became a truly lonely person.
The local officials in Ganzhou treated him with disdain. Even if he was allowed to live, he still ignored him.
The Beirong people suddenly attacked. Although they looted and killed many people, they left on their own after only a few days. The news was reported to Chang'an, but the court did not hear back, as if it didn't care about the safety of the people on the frontier.
When he was disheartened, he received a letter written by Chu Qianyu, who was only promoted to Zhongshuling.
The letter was very short, just asking him how the King of Qin was doing in the frontier. I think it was because Chu Qianyu sent a letter to inquire because he was not mentioned in the previous report to Chang'an.
However, he felt mixed feelings. He never imagined that there were still people in the court who remembered him. Even before that, he had never spoken a word to the new prime minister.
It’s been a long time since he had been cared for like this. Even if it was just a few short text messages, he also wrote several sheets of reply letters, venting and generally writing down all the depressing experiences of those days, many of which were resentment and dissatisfaction. .
However, it was not until the letter was sent and he gradually pulled away from his painful emotions that he realized that his actions were inappropriate. If the other party is a conscientious person, sending his letter to the Queen Mother will surely lead to disaster. At that time, won't the mother's hard work before her death be in vain
Uneasy for three whole months, there was no news of the Queen Mother's anger from Chang'an, but another reply was sent to him.
The writing is still vigorous and concise, but between the lines, there are mostly words of encouragement and encouragement to him. Xinwei even more earnestly pointed out that Chang'an is a place of right and wrong. For his son who has lost his mother and has no power and no power, it is no different from a dragon and a tiger's den. If you really want to get rid of the current predicament, you might as well start from the nearest place. , It must be known that "misfortunes depend on blessings", how can he know that the hardships he suffered in the northwest frontier will not achieve his future achievements
"At that time, I was only a fifteen-year-old boy, and no one had ever talked to me like this. Even my mother only advised me to stay away from disputes. It is enough to spend the rest of my life in a corner."
Xiao Kezhi talked about what happened at that time, and his eyes filled with emotion and gratitude: "It was your father's advice that made me gradually understand that my unwillingness and desire should be transformed into accumulated strength, and the remote northwest frontier, also It's not useless. Later, when I quietly returned to Chang'an, I always secretly took a look at your father's situation. I have always respected him very much."
He once saw Chu Qianyu taking her daughter on an outing from a distance in Chang'an City.
The little girl smiled innocently and brilliantly, holding her father in one hand and holding the candy man in the other, walking through the lively street market, pointing to the fresh things on the street and saying something, just like he was in the Tai Chi Palace when he was a child. The most exquisite porcelain doll I've ever seen.
In his heart, she should be so carefree and wanton laughing.
"A-Ning, without your father, I wouldn't be where I am today, so no matter what, I will always give him justice."
He cupped her cheeks in his hands, his eyes were calm and firm, and he said word by word.
After listening to Chu Ning, he felt a mixed feeling in his heart for a while, and shook his head: "Father's words are just words from the bottom of my heart. Everything today, in the final analysis, was fought over by Your Majesty. I am very grateful for His Majesty's memory of my father."
"Don't worry, I will overturn the case for your father when the matter between the Zhao family and the prince is settled. Not only this, but also your other relatives, I will also protect you." He rubbed her hair with a firm tone. "I don't need your gratitude, as long as you can live as peacefully as you did then."
Thinking of the time when he and his father lived together in the past, Chu Ning's eyes suddenly became sour, but when he met his sincere eyes, the thousands of words in his heart turned into a short word.
"it is good."
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Early the next morning, before dawn, Liu Kang was already anxiously waiting outside Guizhen Guan.
The emperor hadn't returned to the Ganlu Temple overnight, and was still in the observation, but in another half an hour, the palace servants and servants of the night watch would have to change their positions.
At this time, he even wanted to break in immediately, wake up the emperor who was addicted to Wenrou Township, and take him back to the Nectar Palace.
Just when he was a little overwhelmed with anxiety, the small side door beside him finally opened with a creak, Xiao Kezhi walked out in a hurry, closed the door again, and said, "Okay, it's getting late, Let's go back."
Liu Kang breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to complain. He could only wipe his forehead covered in cold sweat and followed him half a step back.
"Everyone, last night, someone came in and out of the East Palace. That person pretended to be a guard and waited near the city gate as soon as he left. I'm afraid he is going out of the city." He recalled the news he got two hours ago, and walked as he walked. Whisper back.
Xiao Kezhi made a light "uh" sound, almost without having to ask, he could guess that this person must have been sent by Zhao Lun from Bozhou to communicate with Xiao Yu privately.
He looked up at the starry sky that was dimmed by the brighter and brighter dawn in the sky, thinking about the news sent by Jin Jiang's men a few days ago.
The three big clans in Bozhou that he picked out last time have all been carefully examined. After thinking about it, he chose an official named Wang Su as his successor.
Wang Su is a native of Bozhou. During his years as an official, he has stayed in Yuezhou for several years. Most of his positions are related to the military and politics.
Seeing that there is still more than a month left, it will be the wedding ceremony of the prince and Zhao Erniang, and it is time to move Bozhou.
He doesn't care how Xiao Yu wants to prepare and arrange it, because he won't have any chance at all.
Returning to the Ganlu Temple, he did not rush to change clothes and eat, but first went to the desk and quickly wrote two secret letters, sealed it with his own hands, and then called Jin Jiang into the temple, and ordered: "Go to Bozhou in person, Give these two letters to Wang Su and Bozhou Governor respectively, and let them act as soon as possible according to the arrangements here. Remember, don't disturb others."
Jin Jiang's face was solemn. After listening to each one, he put the letter close to him, and immediately saluted, he hurried out of the hall and left before the meeting.
The sky was getting brighter, and the palace servants and servants everywhere began to move around, and the originally quiet and cold Ganlu Temple gradually recovered its vigor.
Liu Kang brought a few people in with a hot breakfast. After laying them out on the table, he smiled and said, "Everyone, it's time for breakfast."
Xiao Kezhi picked up the bowl with the soup cake and took a sip of the soup. He felt contented, but as if he had remembered something, he whispered, "Let's go to Chuzhou."
Liu Kang was stunned for a moment before he remembered it, and couldn't help asking: "Do you want to bring the two little princes of the Chu family back to Chang'an?"
"Wait a little longer, just watch it secretly." He used a warm mutton patty. "Bring them back in a month."
"Here."
Liu Kang understood, he was already ready to go, and he didn't plan to pretend to be with the prince. Unfortunately, the prince was still unaware and kept in the dark.
It seems that in a short while, the East Palace will really change.
After the meal, the waiter came in with water, let him rinse his mouth first, then put on his regular clothes for the court meeting, and re-tied his hair.
When everything was ready, Xiao Kezhi stood up and stepped out of the Nectar Hall refreshed to go to the Taiji Hall.
It was a bit hot in April, and even the early morning sun could make people feel unbearable.
For some reason, he always felt like something was missing, and after walking out for a while, he frowned and said, "Bring me a bowl of chilled cherry cheese later."
The weather in late spring and early summer should be paired with such sweet and sour things.
"Give some to Guizhen Guan."