Although it was a false alarm, Meng Chen's attempt to assassinate Ye Huaiyang still made Chu Jinglan extremely angry. At that time, he severely punished the guards of Xuandemen, and ordered that all Meng family members must accept before entering the palace. Check, if you find a sharp weapon in your body again, you will not be in danger.
This time, he really stepped on his bottom line. He originally wanted to take off the Meng family, but now he can't.
Ye Huaiyang looked at him for days without hesitation, and even more did not dare to mention it. She only asked Crescent Moon to inquire about the situation outside. She heard that Meng Chen was seriously injured and lay on the bed for half a month. He kept talking crazy, why did he want to kill her and destroy the Ye family, etc. Later, Meng Qi entered the palace to see him, but was blocked by Zhuo Jin, he didn't see Chu Jinglan, and then he went to Chuzheng River After returning to the mansion, the whole person was silent, and after the end of the year, Meng Chen married Proton Ulun.
On the day of her wedding, Ye Huaili came to visit Ye Huaiyang just in time for Xunxiu to enter the palace.
A pot of Baiguo tea was smoking white smoke on the marble round table. It was obviously just cooked. The sweet fruity aroma filled the air, which was inexplicably warm. The two brothers and sisters sat opposite each other on the round table, one was wearing an ink-colored brocade robe and the other was wearing a moon-white dress. From a distance, they looked like a plain-colored painting of clouds and mists, and they complemented each other very well.
"Brother, you really make it hard for me to hide it."
Ye Huaiyang fiddled with the full-grained strawberries in the cup, but she didn't want to eat it, instead she kept staring at Ye Huaili, who drank tea lightly and didn't take her blame at all. matter.
"Just because I knew you would stop me, Your Majesty and I decided to hide it from you."
Ye Huaiyang was annoyed: "Am I blocking the wrong way? What if the Meng family incites the Northern Army to rebel after killing Meng Chen? Not to mention how much trouble will be caused in Gyeonggi, the three northern states alone will be from here on out. Leaving His Majesty's control, if the Yi people attacked in the chaos, the northern defense line would be opened by a big gap, and the consequences would be unimaginable! You must know these things better than me, why don't you persuade His Majesty?"
"I don't want to persuade." Ye Huaili turned to look out the window, frost covering her brows, "Because I want to kill her too."
Ye Huaiyang choked completely.
"Yang'er, I don't know how Your Majesty has spent the past three months, but I have been living like a year, and I often dream of my parents at night, and I dreamed that the day when they left, I had to take good care of you and Xin. Er, but at that time you were dead and Xin Er disappeared, and when I think of their entrustment, I have a splitting headache, and I deeply feel that I will never see them again in this life, do you understand this feeling?"
"Brother, I..."
Ye Huaili turned her head back and stared at her burningly, "I blamed His Majesty for killing you at that time, and I also blamed myself for not doing my best to stop you from marrying him. My heart was full of guilt and regret, even in the battlefield where the blood flowed like a river. I can't feel tired or painful after fighting all day, my whole body is numb, and it is only with the heart of revenge that I persisted to the capital, tell me, how can I let go of harming you under such circumstances people?"
After speaking, Ye Huaiyang had tears in her eyes.
Crescent moon didn't feel good when she heard it, but she handed over a handkerchief and persuaded softly, "Niangniang, pay attention to your body."
Ye Huaiyang didn't say a word, and threw herself into Ye Huaili's arms.
"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Ye Huaili hugged her, the stern lines at the corners of her mouth finally eased, and a shallow arc was drawn, "As long as you are safe, I just thought it was a nightmare, as for the Meng family. , since you don't want to move her, I won't move."
"If you don't move her, your military power has already been handed over..."
The thought of Ye Huaiyang made me very uncomfortable. Ye Huaili was born to be a man of the battlefield. Now he has no soldiers and no generals, and he is leading an idle job in the imperial court. Fan was struggling, Ye Huaiyang knew him deeply, how could he not understand this
"I'll do it even if there's nothing to do with the Meng family." Ye Huaili held her shoulders, her eyes full of love, "You monopolize the middle palace, and the Jiaofang is your favorite, if I still hold the military power. , will only give those courtiers an excuse to attack you."
A few golden beans rustled again on the front of the clothes, leaching deep water marks, Ye Huaiyang looked at Ye Huaili, her heart was already tangled, and her heart was aching.
"What's wrong with them attacking me? I live in a deep palace, and there is His Majesty guarding me in front of me. What can they do to me?" She choked again, and her words were incoherent. I don't want you to give up something so important for me..."
"The most important thing in my heart is you."
Hearing this, Ye Huaiyang couldn't stop crying.
Ye Huaili sighed slightly, helped her sit up again, then carefully wiped away the tears hanging from her cheeks, and said softly: "Not only that, Xin'er will resign from the office of Zhongshu Shilang when the court situation stabilizes. Come back to deal with family affairs."
"No...don't do this..." Ye Huaiyang shook his head again and again, sparkling like a broken diamond.
"Yang'er, listen to me." Ye Huaili reassured her, her eyes were like a calm and calm sea, "The queen's position is both a favor and a challenge, if you want to sit firmly and go hand in hand with him Something has to be sacrificed, and for us, as long as you're doing well, we're all content, you understand?"
Ye Huaiyang bit her lip and gradually calmed down.
Even though there is no suspicion between her and Chu Jinglan, she must be weak when she is strong. This is the rule of the game, and she knows it well. Ye Huaili's actions not only relieved her pressure, but also reduced the burden on Chu Jinglan. In the face of this turbulent court, they still have a long way to go in the future, and they cannot delay at the starting point.
Brothers and sisters are all for her good, she understands.
"Brother, I know."
Ye Huaili smiled lightly: "That's right, take 10,000 steps back, even if you don't think about my nephew, right?"
Ye Huaiyang said lightly, "What if it's your niece?"
"Okay, then niece." Ye Huaili looked at her helplessly, and then added, "Anyway, my aunt asked me to bring all the boys and girls this time, so you don't have to worry about anything. ."
"Then what if I give birth to a monkey?" Ye Huaiyang was deliberately mischievous, but unexpectedly someone outside the door suddenly answered.
"The queen is turning a corner and calling me a monkey?"
Chu Jinglan walked in with big strides, his clothes were flying, and he was very handsome. Ye Huaili hurriedly stood up and saluted, but he waved his hand, and his eyes were tightly grasping Ye Huaiyang. Look straight.
Hate, what to do with such pointy ears.
The two husbands and wives are usually so intimate, and naturally they are used to it. Ye Huaili, with the heart of being a courtier, soon noticed that Chu Jinglan's return to the palace was unusual. The study handles political affairs, what do you do when you return to the Taiji Temple
But this is not something he should ask about. After coming here for so long, it is time to go back.
"I will not disturb Your Majesty and the Empress, please retire for the time being."
Chu Jinglan nodded slightly, Ye Huaiyang turned around and called Crescent Moon to take him out, not forgetting to tell him, "Brother, remember to express my thanks to Auntie for me."
Ye Huaili nodded and left the Taiji Hall immediately.
She took back all the maids, and there were only the husband and wife left in the palace. Chu Jinglan sat down with Ye Huaiyang in her arms and asked her about her physical condition today. He opened the gifts and showed them the golden jade longevity locks, Baifu Lingzhi jacket, and a cradle made of red sandalwood with auspicious animals and flowers carved on it. The workmanship is very exquisite. Treasures, I don't know where Ye Huaili got it from, I'm afraid it took a lot of thought.
Chu Jinglan listened patiently from the beginning to the end, and occasionally showed subtle joy. No matter what Ye Huaiyang said, he would agree to it, as if he was extremely spoiled, but Ye Huaiyang was talking and watching. Something was wrong, I looked at the sky outside the window and reacted at once.
How did he come back at this time
Ye Huaiyang didn't have time to sigh about his slowness, and decisively stopped pulling him to look here and there, and said, "Is there something wrong with you coming back?"
"Yeah." Chu Jinglan tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, and said lightly, "I want to go outside the city to worship Yue Qing. Would you like to go with me?"
"Okay." Ye Huaiyang didn't hesitate at all.
The winter in the north is seldom rainy, but recently it has been continuous. The duckweed is scattered, the dead leaves are smashed, and the damp water vapor is rising all over the mountains and plains, making the Martyrs' Shrine located in it even more tragic and desolate.
The mountain road was a bit muddy, and it took a lot of effort for the group to set foot on the spacious and flat bluestone road. Afterwards, the forbidden army was guarded outside. The two stepped into the cemetery wearing plain clothes. A crow-blue stone tablet was erected in front of it, and it was carved with cinnabar. With two lines of large characters in seal script - the body is dead, the god is the spirit, and the soul is resolute and the ghost is the hero.
The line of sight crossed the stone monument, and finally landed on the back hillside that was raised layer by layer. The land with decaying grass was quiet, filled with square tombstones, one after another like the terracotta warriors of the Qin emperor, lonely and solemn, I don't know how many years they have slept.
This cemetery buries countless martyrs who gave their lives for the country, and it is also Yue Ting's final destination. Walking to the tombstone, Ye Huaiyang suddenly remembered the scene where his head was hanged on the city wall for public display, and could not help but feel sad.
When Chu Jinglan saw it, he must have been extremely sad, right
His father, Uncle Rong, and Lord Yue were all elders with deep feelings for him. In the end, there was only Lord Yue left. Who knew that even he was not retained, which was really embarrassing.
Ye Huaiyang turned his head slightly, but saw that Chu Jinglan stopped moving after the incense, the thin lips were pressed tightly like a blade, and the whole person was like a statue standing in this misty rain and fog, even half of the body It didn't even notice it got wet. She tilted the magnolia umbrella over, and Bo Yi climbed onto his shoulders, which instantly made him come back to his senses.
"It's alright." Chu Jinglan uttered two words in a low voice, not knowing whether it was to comfort her or herself, and then took the umbrella handle and covered her again.
Ye Huaiyang couldn't figure out what he was thinking, but with a soft heart, he asked in a low voice, "I don't know if Lord Yue has relatives? If you can arrange them well, you should be relieved that Lord Yue has knowledge. "
Chu Jinglan slowly shook his head.
Others only know how beautiful he is as a powerful official, but they don't know that his wife passed away in his early years. He has always been alone, and he has no children under his knees. When he was alive, he was still able to live. There are no sacrificers.
Ye Huaiyang was speechless for a while, his eyes turned inadvertently, and when he saw Chu Jinglan clenched his fists tightly, he subconsciously stretched out his hands to close them, and then gently opened them. What she remembered, she immediately understood.
He was still blaming himself for neither preventing Yue Ting's death nor executing Meng Chen to avenge him.
Thinking of this, she gently persuaded: "Jinglan, let it go, Lord Yue won't blame you."
"Is it?"
He, who was calm and determined in everything he did on weekdays, actually showed an uncertain look, which showed Yue Ting's position in his heart, Ye Huaiyang's nose was slightly sour, and he gave the answer without hesitation.
"of course."
There must be another reason for her to be so—compared to killing Meng Chen with a knife, it is only because she is tormented that she is angry with Yue Ting.