Ci'an Palace Buddhist Hall.
The queen mother was holding a string of Buddha beads in her hand, and her temples had grown white hair at some point. She lowered her eyes and asked, "How's it going?"
The palace people in the palace were all hesitating and not daring to say a word. Mammy Song had been waiting by her side for a long time. Knowing the temper of the empress dowager, she had to bite the bullet and go forward.
She bowed her body and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, she said that there was an accident on the way to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors. Lord Fengjun was... kidnapped by King Wu, but he was fine, but he was a little frightened. postponed."
The queen mother suddenly opened her eyes, she slowed down, and then asked in a deep voice: "Then... how will the emperor deal with King Wu?"
Mother Song wondered: "I don't know yet, but..."
The queen mother took a deep breath and lost her usual calmness. She patted the table and said, "Come on!"
"But I heard that King Wu was shot in the leg by an arrow, and now he has been taken into custody in the Heavenly Prison, and has been handed over to Lord Wang Shuo to take care of him."
"Wang Shuo..." The Empress Dowager's face was extremely ugly, "That black-faced Hell King who made the villains in Tianjing feel frightened? No, Aijia must see the emperor." She stood up suddenly and walked out.
Mother Song hurriedly chased after her and persuaded: "The Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness King Wu destroyed the ancestral sacrifice and intended to coerce Feng Jun to murder the saint, committing a monstrous crime. The emperor is now angry, if you intervene again, won't you be with the emperor? If you leave your heart, His Royal Highness King Wu will have no way to live."
The Queen Mother's footsteps slowed down, she clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand, and said sternly: "Aijia is his mother after all!"
Sister Song leaned beside her and said softly, "Do you still remember the matter of going to the study in the winter of the thirteenth year of Emperor Chongdi?"
As soon as the words fell, the queen mother trembled with her fingertips, and finally stopped. Even if she wanted to forget that incident, how could she forget it.
Zong Huan killed the Empress Dowager when he was born. Although the late emperor was afraid of him, he couldn't blame him for these unfounded things.
The reason why he was completely rejected was because of an incident that happened in the study in the winter of the thirteenth year of Emperor Chongdi.
At that time, the Empress Dowager was just Concubine Xiao, and Concubine Shu, who had a close relationship with her, was pregnant with the Dragon Seed.
In a place like the harem, there has never been a long-term friendship, only mutual use. When there is a common enemy, it is a friend, and when the interests are contrary, it is an enemy. Xiao Guifei did not hesitate, she decided to let Concubine Shu give birth.
Although Concubine Shu has always been more guarded against her, Concubine Xiao is even more skilled. The sachet she wears contains some medicines that can cause miscarriage. It is colorless and odorless and difficult to detect. There will be seizures, but she and Concubine Shu often see each other, but Concubine Shu has signs of miscarriage within two months.
Things are often just such a coincidence. Concubine Shu received the permission of the late emperor that day, and was fortunate to be able to enter the study room to visit the fourth prince, but she was accidentally bumped by Zong Huan. In fact, the collision was not serious. Concubine Shu was only frightened and took two steps back. He stabilized his body, but the next moment saw red.
If it were someone else, the late emperor might have thought about the reasons, but the target was Zong Huan, who killed the Empress Dowager as soon as he was born, and it was too reasonable for Concubine Shu to be slammed into Xiao Yi by his evil spirit.
Concubine Xiao was also present at the time. She entered the study with Concubine Shu's light, but saw the scene where her son was severely reprimanded by the late emperor and sent to the palace. The child knelt on the ground expressionlessly, He didn't say anything, as if he was accepting his fate.
However, before he left, he glanced at Concubine Xiao, which made her feel cold in an instant. Until now, she has become the empress dowager from Concubine Xiao, and she still remembers that deep and cold gaze.
-he knows! !
He knew that Concubine Xiao caused Concubine Shu to have a miscarriage, and he also knew that his mother-in-law gave up on him for the sake of his future, and even refused to save him without saying a word or begging for him.
This is also the reason why Zong Huan has been in Qianqiu Palace for three years, and the Queen Mother has never visited. She is actually guilty and guilty, but she has no way back.
Now that Mother Song mentioned this matter, she finally came to her senses. Although the emperor still treated her as a filial piety to her mother, the two of them were far from the usual mother-son relationship.
She once took a life for King Wu, but now, there is no such face to want a second time.
She closed her eyes with a look of decadence on her face. She had infinite honor in her life. She thought she was the last winner in this harem, but she lost so tragically.
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Chengqian Palace. The crimson candle light flickered gently.
Zong Huan fed some warm water into Su Yang's mouth, and the two white lips finally showed a moist color, but his face was still very pale, the boy in his arms lowered his eyelashes, like a delicate and beautiful puppet. Playing around, but not saying a word.
This kind of obedience is not resistance, Zong Huan never knew that there is such a pain in the world, there is no scar at all, but the pain is suffocating.
He stabilized his mind, leaned down and kissed the corner of his lips, and said, "I have already checked it out. The second day of next month is the auspicious day of the zodiac. You Haosheng will take care of you and wait for me to marry you."
The boy who had been quiet finally raised his eyes and asked softly, "Don't you have to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship?"
His tone was very calm, as if he was just asking casually, but in Zong Huan's ears, it was no different from sarcasm.
Whether it was Wuling Mountain or Wangchen Peak, they only had bad memories there. He just wanted to raze these two peaks to the ground, how could he tolerate Su Yang to set foot there again.
He took a deep breath and said, "No need to go, never again."
Su Yang stopped talking, just lowered his eyes and closed his eyes to rest. He had suffered a lot today, and he no longer had the strength to deal with anyone.
Compared with grievance, it is more precisely disappointment. He has not been in this world for a long time, but inexplicably has a deep affection for Zong Huan. He cannot explain the reason, but there is no doubt that he unconsciously trusts him completely. entrusted to the other party.
However, this man did not take good care of it, and instead trampled on his trust recklessly.
Seeing him like this, Zong Huan was even more flustered. He almost paranoidly imprisoned people in his arms, as if he could keep him by his side forever.
He whispered: "I know you are blaming me, but I am such a person. I have lived for more than 30 years, and no one has ever cared about my feelings, and no one has ever thought about me, my blood relatives are for me. It's just a joke, it has no meaning other than betrayal and calculation, I don't know how to trust others, Bo'er, I also want to trust you, but..."
Su Yang still didn't know what he was thinking, because the original owner had betrayed him, and it was conceivable how difficult it would be for a suspicious person like Zong Huan to regain trust.
However, he was still injured after all.
Zong Huan held his cheek and said slowly: "When I heard your conversation with Zong Xu, I just thought it was a hallucination. It turns out that Baoer has always had me in his heart, and would rather die than betray me. Listening to what you said, I thought, I would have no regrets to die like this."
Su Yang frowned and muttered, "Mad."
Zong Xu rested his forehead against his shoulder and said with a low smile, "I am crazy, but you turned me into a lunatic."