Guan Suyi was speechless by Emperor Shengyuan's shamelessness, and she said after a long silence, "Your Majesty, the minister's wife finally understands why you can be the emperor."
"Why?"
"Because you are invincible."
"Oh? Madam praised me so much. Indeed, I swept thousands of troops back then..."
"No," Guan Suyi interrupted him, "there are two kinds of sayings in Central China. One is that the benevolent is invincible; the other is that the humble are invincible. Your Majesty, you are already invincible in the world!"
The smugness on Emperor Shengyuan's face was replaced by consternation. After a while, he hugged his wife and laughed softly, with a happy brilliance in his eyes, "Madam, Madam, you can dominate the Central Plains with this mouth alone, even if it is me, you have to I am willing to bow down to you. There are two kinds of sayings in one sentence. How should I choose? Of course, I can't put 'invincible' on the cheap, I can only eat you dumb. , don't hit me again, I'm not afraid of hurting myself, I'm just afraid that your hand hurts."
Guan Suyi was shy and angry, but could not let go, so she could only persuade softly, "Your Majesty, let go of the courtier first, shall we sit down and negotiate slowly? The court lady often hears grandfather and father praise you for your generous heart and disposition. Renhou, you are a rare and wise ruler. When you walk in the market, the people also praise you and love you very much. The country you have built with great difficulty and the prestige you have saved have been destroyed for the sake of a trivial woman. Have you ever wondered how this history will be written in future generations? How will you add a stain that can never be washed away on your great deeds? You say that your courtiers are porcelain and you are rubble, but you are so wrong! The court lady may be porcelain, or it may be a little delicate and precious, which makes people want to collect it, but the world is equally exquisite, equally precious, even more delicate, and there is not no more precious porcelain. You are rich in the world, you can get as much as you want, and it is. Straightforward and straightforward.”
She continued in a sincere tone, "Your Majesty, you are not rubble, you are a national weapon, you are the Eastern Emperor Bell that guards the mountains and rivers, and the Jiulong Ding that supports the national fortune. Your reputation and prestige should not be tarnished. Please also ask the Emperor for yourself and for Surrender and retain some dignity."
Emperor Shengyuan slammed his chin on her shoulder, looked sideways at her flickering eyes, opened and closed his lips, and his heart was full of nostalgia and tenderness.
"Keep your dignity for you? I thought you would cry and cry for me to keep your chastity. Don't all of you Central Plains women value chastity? You have been hugged and kissed by me, and your chastity has been lost. , is it my person? Besides, Madam is also very wrong. There is no woman in the world who can compare with Madam. In my heart, Madam is a unique treasure."
Guan Suyi's brows were furrowed, and she said with restraint, "Chastity is for others, but dignity is for yourself. I don't know what other women think, if I lose my dignity, it is no different from killing me. .Your Majesty, you are high and powerful, so you never put us ants in your eyes. But you must know that ants also have the right to live and the determination to fight everything. If you play too much, they would rather turn into mud than compromise. Don't think that you are the king and can manipulate my life arbitrarily. You have already ruined my expectations for marriage. Would you please let me live the rest of my life in peace? rise!"
Emperor Shengyuan felt her violently heaving chest and more and more rapid breathing, and finally slowly let her go, sighing, "Madam, don't be angry, I will feel distressed if you are angry. You sit well and listen to me. ' finally tapped her shoulder blade.
Guan Suyi's shoulders went numb, and she couldn't move after her legs. She couldn't help shouting, "What are you doing?" Did he really want to destroy her chastity and force her to submit
However, she was wrong. Emperor Shengyuan just carried her to the soft couch opposite her, and made her recline on the pillow. Fearing that she would freeze, he covered a thin blanket, stuffed a hand stove, and carefully placed her on the pillow. The messy forehead was pushed behind the ear, and the movements were thoughtful.
It was almost late autumn, and there was a north wind blowing outside, making the withered and yellow leaves rustled. A gust of cold wind came in through the unsecured window paper and circled around the incense burner on the table, causing the vertically upward smoke to disperse in all directions.
The quiet atmosphere infected Guan Suyi, and Emperor Shengyuan's gentle attitude also made her vaguely aware that he had no desire to hurt herself.
She eased her tone and asked again, "What on earth are you trying to do? You tapped my acupuncture point?" Since she saw the magic of martial arts, she spent a lot of time researching, and she was able to distinguish one or two tricks.
"If you don't hold you, don't hold you, you are afraid that you will try your best to run away. I said that I would not hurt you, I just want you to sit down and listen to what I have to say." Emperor Sheng Yuan took it out of his arms. He produced a few pieces of rice paper full of words and laughed at himself, "I have a lot to say to my wife, but I don't know where to start, so I imitated the emperor and wrote many manuscripts before I came here, but after listening to my wife's sacrificial text, I felt Suddenly I realized that even the most beautiful words are nothing if they don’t have deep emotional support.”
He threw the manuscript paper into the brazier and watched it slowly turn to ashes, his face indistinguishable from joy and sorrow. When the smoke dissipated, he walked to the couch and sat next to the lady, took off her small and delicate embroidered shoes, put her feet covered with a thin blanket on his knees, and gently patted, "Actually, I The first time I saw my wife was at Jueyin Temple, and you spoke like a knife at that time, refuting a group of Legalist scholars speechless."
Guan Suyi glared at him sternly and ignored him.
Emperor Shengyuan wrapped her slightly cold jade feet with his big palms, and smiled bitterly, "I really had no eyes at that time, I thought that this little girl was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, very sour, and her temper was still so strong and vigorous, I don't know who will be in the future. The unfortunate one can endure it. So when Zhao Luli came to ask for an order, although I already had the intention of admitting you to the palace to raise Guan's family, I still gave you to him."
Guan Suyi sneered and said, "Thank the emperor for the marriage. Although it was a bit difficult at first, but now my husband loves me, my mother-in-law protects me, my children are filial to me, and my servants respect me, but there is nothing unsatisfactory. .I only made peace with Zhao Luli because my brain was caught in the door, but instead I became one of your three thousand beauties, waiting for your luck one day."
Emperor Shengyuan pulled her light-white fingertips over, and said abruptly, "Madam doesn't need to stab me, I have already regretted it. What three thousand beauties, Jieyu's favorite concubine, it's just a rumor. Madam, don't describe the Zhao family as that. Pan Hemei, whether you are the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, you know it well, and I know it in my heart too."
"However, as long as I want, I can become the worthy Mrs. Zhao at any time." Guan Suyi stared at him.
Emperor Sheng Yuan's eyes darkened, and his tone became very dangerous. "If Madam is willing to surrender to Zhao Luli, why would you wait until now? What do you mean by saying these words other than disgusting yourself and making me uncomfortable?"
He gently stroked her cheeks, which were particularly rosy because of his anger, and recalled, "However, when I saw my wife again and talked deeply with her, I realized what I had missed. Because of my regretful mistakes, I learned how to judge a woman. People, measure one thing, from now on, be cautious and dare not make a rash decision; because Madam is proficient in literary and calligraphy, so I have the patience to read through the Confucian classics that I once sneered at, and listen carefully to every sentence of the emperor's teacher's teaching, so as to improve day by day; because Madam sees the suffering of the people in her eyes and pains in her heart, so I learned to love the people like a son, and to be benevolent in government; because Madam fights against traitors and guides public opinion, I understand the importance of people's hearts and opinions. It is because of Madam that I am In this way, I can study all night without sleep; I can sit in the courtroom and plan strategies; I can hold back my anger and accept remonstrance like a stream. I have changed from a reckless man who only knows how to kill, a violent Rakshasa, to a courtier. The hero in the mouth, the wise man in the hearts of the people."
There were countless points of light in his eyes, and he sighed, "In order to match such a beautiful lady, I am willing to become a better version of myself. In order to get the lady's affirmation, I am willing to create a peaceful and prosperous world." He leaned closer, straight Looking straight at Madam Jin's eyes full of astonishment, "Madam, do you still think my feelings are ridiculous? Do you still think it's just a tease, a game?"
Guan Suyi's throat was dry and it was difficult to speak for a long time. She was stunned by this man's words, and she never imagined that behind his various benevolent actions, there were his own shadows everywhere. No wonder he denounced Xu Guangzhi several times and resolutely prevented him from entering office; no wonder he rebuilt the code of law, cleaned up the court, and opened up a way for the people; no wonder he refused to accept the "four-class system" to avoid the division of the country.
Although it seems a little too high to think of himself, the reality is really in front of him. In order to cater to her and gain her approval, this person has done a lot in silence, so much that he has changed the fate of the Guan family and the fate of the dynasty. It even changed the world.
Guan Suyi found that she couldn't spit out a word, but it was no longer because of anger, but because of emotions that were too complicated to describe. In a trance, she had a strange thought—perhaps the deepest feeling is not to give everything for a person, but to do everything in her power to change everything for her. Change yourself and change the world at the same time.
Of course, in this world, not everyone can do this, because only emperors have the power to change the pattern of the world.
It turns out that this is the love of the emperor that everyone is rushing to, and it really has a lot of weight and power. Guan Suyi avoided his affectionate eyes, looked into the boundless distance, and thought to herself: It's a pity that she can't afford this love, let alone. Reconciling, remarrying, and then locked in a deep palace to compete with a group of women, that is not the life she wants, and the ensuing criticism will cut off her grandfather and father's careers, and then ruin the Guan family's reputation for thousands of years.
The love of an emperor is indeed rare, but how long can it last? She has already lost once, and will never bet on a second rebirth.
Emperor Shengyuan knew what she was worried about, and was anxious, but also helpless. Now, no matter how sincere and careful she is, it sounds empty to her. As the saying goes, "Long Yao knows that horsepower will see people's hearts over time", but time will prove everything.
He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, took off his robe, and said bluntly, "Madam just said that I am high and powerful, but I am an ant, and I am at the mercy of me. Madam, you are wrong, I also have people who are humble and life like ants. At that time, if you knew more about me, you would understand that I never play games, let alone play tricks on people's hearts. What is the human heart and what is the emotion, I have no way of knowing it in the past twenty years, because I myself The young are in the company of wild animals, illiterate, do not speak, only know how to hunt."
Guan Suyi saw that he had even taken off his single clothes, revealing his strong body, and immediately turned around and reprimanded, "What do you want to do? Put your clothes on quickly!"
Emperor Shengyuan squeezed her chin lightly, turned her face around, and sighed, "I want Madam to see, under the cover of gorgeous robes and monstrous power, who is the real Kunal, or Huo Shengzhe? What is it like."