The inside of the hall was as silent as death, except for the top cover of the beast's mouth of the gilt-eared beast incense burner, a white cigarette was quietly glowing, and the curls were endless.
"What if I shouldn't?" Pei You'an's voice came, gloomy and frustrated.
"I know that you are born to be rebellious, you have no king and no father!"
Xiao Lie's face tightened tightly.
"Ci'er is your son, if you forcibly take him away from me. I really can't do anything to you, nor can I cure your sins! It's just You An, there is one thing you probably don't know yet. Today's prisoner offering ceremony General Dangkou, do you know who he is?"
The emperor's body became more and more upright, and he said word by word: "He is Dong Cheng Subaru!"
Pei You'an's eyes froze.
"Are you surprised?" The emperor smiled.
"You'an, you have been outside the customs for the past few years, and you are probably not clear about many things. I tell you that not only Dong Chengsuba is used by me, but Xiao Yu, who you used to sacrifice your head for him, is now in my hands. inside!"
"I don't need to hide, he came to the capital four years ago, shortly after you left the gate, and said that he didn't want to implicate others again. I respected his backbone, but there is no two masters, and I should have killed him in the first place. Not out of grievances, but for the needs of the world. I thought of you at the beginning, and that's why I left him in the world."
"I swear by the fortune of the Great Wei State, I will not kill him and let him go overseas. As long as he and his descendants will not set foot on the territory of Great Wei during their lifetime, from now on, I will never be in trouble. He's half way!"
"I took a step back, and I want you to take a step back. Ci'er recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestry, changed her surname to Xiao, and became the prince of my great Wei."
"The day when the grandson of the emperor is established is the time when Xiao Yu is free. Should you?"
"If you don't respond, you can take your wife and children out of the palace now, and I will choose someone else in the clan to succeed me."
"I will kill Xiao Yu and never have future troubles!"
The emperor's voice, heavy and cold, echoed in the four corners of the hall.
Pei You'an's ten fingers slowly clenched into fists, the knuckles rubbed and rattled.
"This world is my world, and whoever I want to give it is owned by everyone! Besides, I want to give the world to my grandson now, as it is right and proper!"
Pei Youan's eyes flashed a faint layer of blood, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the emperor step by step.
Xiao Lie stood still and sneered: "Could it be that you want to kill the king?"
He pulled out a Longquan sword on the case and handed it away: "If you don't have the guts to kill me, then kneel down to me, please forgive me, thank you!"
Pei You'an held the hilt of the sword in one hand and the blade in the other, his figure like petrification.
For a long time, the white blade, between his hands, slowly bent into a rainbow arch.
All of a sudden, with a piercing short clanging sound, the body of the sword snapped violently, breaking into two pieces.
The blood was like a note, and along Pei You'an's palm, it kept splashing down, pattering, splashing on the ground under his feet, dyed red.
"When I came out of Suye City, the Hu people had a change, and they had to rush back in a few days. I can ask for nothing, and I have nothing to thank!"
"You are in Qianshu, and you are Mingjun. But in my life, there is nothing that I hate more than your blood!"
He let go of his hands, and with a long "dang" sound, the hilt and blade of the sword all fell to the ground.
Pei You'an turned around and went out.
Xiao Lie's two lines of sight slowly lifted up from the pool of blood on the ground and landed on Pei You'an's back.
His hands gradually trembled, his face turned blue, and suddenly he stood up abruptly.
"Stop for me! You unfilial son of a bitch!"
With a loud bang, the heavy sandalwood-edge pine flower and jade case in front of Xiao Lie was overturned to the ground by him, and the objects on the table rolled to the ground in an instant.
"I still remember how happy and grateful I was when I pulled you out of the dead pile when you were sixteen years old! Not to mention compensation, I want to exchange my life for yours, and I am willing to do so. You let me down again and again! It's not that I forced you to this point, but you forced me to act like this! It's fine if you don't recognize me. I want to pass this country on to my grandson, but you have to disobey me. ? Alright, alright, you go... "
When Jiafu rushed to the outside of the hall, she just heard a rumbling sound like the overturning of tables and chairs, and the emperor's roar. One person, walking back and forth anxiously at the door, suddenly saw Jiafu arriving, and hurriedly greeted him.
Jiafu was terrified and desperate, she pushed open the closed door of the palace, stepped inside quickly, and was stunned by what she saw.
Pei You'an stood sideways in the center of the hall, his face was pale, he said nothing, with a sneer on his face, and the left hand was bleeding dripping from the palm of his hand.
The emperor stood behind the overthrown imperial table, his eyes widened in anger, his nose was hurriedly stretched, his complexion was even more bruised, and he was gasping for breath. The broken sword with the blood-stained blade fell from his feet, and the rest of the pen and paper table, together with the seals of various sizes, rolled all over the place in a mess.
"Big cousin!"
Jiafu screamed, ran quickly to Pei You'an's side, grabbed his bleeding hand, saw that the palm was cut with a wound that was almost deep to the bone, and the blood was still gushing out, and immediately tore off a piece of skirt horns, wrapping the wound on his palm tightly to stop the bleeding.
"I'm fine, don't be afraid. You go out first..."
Pei You'an seemed to have finally reacted, turned around, and the uninjured hand lightly supported Jiafu's shoulder and said softly.
Jia Fu said nothing, pushed him away, and knelt on the ground.
"Long live! Husband! I am a mother, and I know my mother's heart. My aunt never regretted it, is it because of such a scene today? If she has a spirit in the sky, how can she be at peace! Long live, ask your husband, you will be great You should think twice before taking any grievances, so as not to be overwhelmed and regretted in the future!"
She kowtowed heavily towards the emperor, then turned to Pei Youan. When she was about to kowtow, Pei Youan stepped up and supported her.
"Fur!"
The corners of Pei You'an's eyes turned red, and she lifted Jia Fu from the ground.
Garf pushed him away again, walked to the emperor who was still standing there, and knelt down.
"Long live, he is usually quite strict with Ci'er, Ci'er is only three years old, and sometimes he makes mistakes, he will be harsh, so that in front of him, Ci'er often restrains her nature and no longer gets close, but in his heart, he really has this child. Love is extremely, but Ci’er still doesn’t know what’s going on, and he doesn’t know the painstaking efforts of his strict father. All the painstaking efforts of those who want to come to the world as fathers are all like this. Long live the love of the house and Wu, and it is necessary for Ci’er to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. The husband and wife should be grateful. But from now on, his father and son are clearly related to each other, but when they meet each other, they can no longer be regarded as father and son. Observe. He is also in a hurry, and it is difficult to accept it for a while, which is why it offends Tianyan."
"The minister's wife begged for long live, and this matter will be reconsidered for a second. Even if the holy verdict does not change, the minister's wife also begs for long live, can you allow him more time? There are billions of people in the world, and it is God who can be born into a father and son. Care, people are not plants and trees, the love between father and son, blood is thicker than water, how can it be broken when you say it?"
After Jiafu finished speaking, she burst into tears and kowtowed to the emperor again, her forehead touching the ground, and she couldn't bear it for a long time.
The hall was silent again.
Pei You stabilized and looked at Jiafu's back kneeling on the ground.
The emperor's figure was also condensed like a rock pillar, only to hear his breathing gradually subside, the terrifying bruise on his face gradually faded, his face turned pale, the whole person seemed to have lost his strength, and he slowly sat down. Back on the throne.
Pei You'an came over, lifted Jiafu from the ground, and took her out of the palace gate.
…
The remnants of the emperor's 500,000th birthday celebration have not yet dissipated, but within a few days, an urgent report of 800 miles from the guardian of Jianmen Gate was sent to the emperor's imperial case.
The spies got their report, and the Hu people gathered 300,000 cavalrymen from dozens of tribes in the royal court.
If the news is true, this will be another battle between the Great Wei and the Hu people in the north after the war 30 years ago.
In the past few days, the ministers had been speculating about the various rumors about the child on the Meridian Gate tower that day, and tried every means to find out more inside information from the palace, but there was no news from the palace, so the ministers had to wait. The emperor, but the emperor, since the day of the ceremony, has been quiet and no more movement. When the ministers were puzzled, suddenly, the battle report came, and their attention was temporarily diverted. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household urgently called the imperial front At the meeting, it is planned to allocate a large army and raise food and grass for the army to prepare for the war.
The atmosphere of the entire court suddenly became tense.
Pei You'an came to the banana garden that day, and the father and son met. After leaving the palace, Jiafu still lived with Ci'er in the banana garden in Xiyuan for the past few days.
She already knew the news that he was going to go back to Guanwai to prepare for the war tomorrow, and she was in a low mood.
Although the emperor did not take any further action in the past few days, he did not let her mother and son leave the palace. Moreover, after that day, she never saw Pei You'an again, so she should no longer be allowed to enter the palace.
The night gradually deepened, Ci'er fell asleep, and Jiafu lay beside her son, how could she fall asleep? While tossing and turning, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from the courtyard.
The footsteps were all too familiar to her.
Jiafu's heartbeat quickened, and she immediately put on her clothes and got out of bed. Before the lights could even turn on, she put on her shoes and quickly left the inner hall, went to the outer room, opened the door, and saw a figure standing at the door.
"Big cousin!"
Jiafu whispered in surprise and threw her head into his arms.
Pei You'an hugged her, lowered her head to kiss her, and pressed her on the door frame, then suddenly lifted her up, put her on a couch beside the screen, put it down, and pressed her again.
He was impatient, impatient, extremely powerful, and even hurt her a little, as if he was still a rough teenager who had not experienced much human affairs.
In the secluded night, in the darkness, there was a low voice of Jiafu's panting, but she seemed to be afraid of awakening her son who was sleeping in the inner hall. .
Finally, Pei Youan exhaled a long breath, hugged Jiafu, squeezed with her on the slightly narrow couch, and fell asleep.
This spring night has finally become filled with peace of mind.
Jiafu closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep in his arms.
In the second half of the night, she woke up and found herself lying on the bed in the inner hall, beside her son's sleeping figure.
She sat up, got out of bed, and walked out. Through the half-open door, she saw Pei You'an sitting on a stone step outside the door, and the moonlight in the middle of the night reflected his moon-white back.
Jia Fu walked over, sat beside him, picked up his wounded hand wrapped in a wound cloth, and kissed gently.
Pei You'an picked her up, leaned into his arms, then took off his coat and put it on her. The two figures under the moonlight merged into a ball.
"Fu'er, I met General Dong during the day. He told me that at the beginning, Yu'er left without saying goodbye, and only left him a letter, saying that everything started because of him and should end with him, and called him General Dong. He and his brothers should no longer be tied to him, but they can be at home in the world and serve the imperial court, and they don't have to live the days of licking blood with a knife. When General Dong chased after the capital, it was already a step too late... "
He paused.
"At the beginning, I thought I was well-planned, and I didn't miss anything. I didn't expect that you would chase me out of the gate desperately, and I didn't expect that Yu'er would go back to Beijing on her own..."
"He's also considered a weakling now... This stupid kid..."
He let out a low sigh.
Before Jiafu's eyes, she seemed to see the scene many years ago when she rescued the young man by the seaside of her own pier in Quanzhou.
That young man had a pair of bright eyes, and even if he was in a quagmire and was dying, he could not bury the pure light in his eyes.
"Big cousin, if I didn't follow you back then, you would have arranged for me a lifetime of brocade clothes and jade food, and I couldn't sleep or eat. Xiao Yu must have been the same way. If he left at that time, he would His life is to live to the end of his life, and his heart will be uneasy for the rest of his life. What he wants, he wants to have peace of mind."
"You'll be back tomorrow. You have to take care of yourself. Don't worry, I'll stay here and take care of our Ci'er."
Pei You'an lowered her head, her lips gently touched the scar left on her neck that day, with infinite love and pity, and slowly, her arms hugged her inch by inch.
"Fu'er, I don't know what I have done in my last life, I have been blessed with cultivation, and I can have you by my side in this life..."
Jiafu stared at the man's face in the moonlight, and a smile slowly appeared on her lips.
"Big cousin, you saved me in your last life, and I will remember it firmly in this life, so although you have forgotten me, I am relying on you."
Pei You'an was slightly startled, and then thought she was joking. Although he was distressed, he laughed and hugged her tighter.
"Big cousin, let's go in. After you left the palace that day, Ci'er read you, read a book this morning, and wrote a text, saying she wanted to show you."
Pei Youan and Jiafu entered, lit the lamp, read his son's writing under the lamp, put it down, walked gently to the bed, looked at the little man who was still sleeping on the bed, reached out and touched him gently 's little face.
Early the next morning, Ci'er learned that her father was going back to Suye City alone to fight the bad guys, but she and her mother wanted to stay behind. She couldn't be with her father like before. She was very sad, but she firmly remembered what her father taught before His, a man can't cry easily, his eyes are full of tears, wiping his red eyes, and waved goodbye to his father.
Pei You'an took his wife and children into his arms, hugged tightly, then let go and turned away.
…
Before Pei You'an left, he left a note to Xiao Lie.
The document was kept in the corner of the imperial case, and the emperor did not unfold it. Until the early morning of the third day, the emperor stayed up all night and completed the war budget memorial that the Ministry of Household rushed to deliver late at night last night. He dropped the ten-page thick book, put down the pen, rubbed his brows, his eyes fell on the book at the corner of the table, stared at it for a long time, and finally reached out, took it in front of him, and unfolded it.
A few columns of cursive characters with dragons flying and phoenix dancing are written in a verse.
"I couldn't cry, I couldn't laugh, and I said to the king with a belly.
Father and son didn't know each other, so they raised their heads to the back of their heads with three jins of iron. "
Xiao Lie stared at it for a long time, then closed the book and closed his eyes.
"Li Yuangui, go and bring Ci'er."
…
When I came to the capital, it only took a few days, but one after another, so many things happened, all of which caught Jiafu by surprise. Separate, I don't know when we will meet again next time.
Jiafu was worried and depressed in her heart, but in front of Ci'er, she did not reveal it. When she asked Ci'er why she didn't go back with her father, she only explained that because of the border war, her father was afraid that he and him would be in danger in Suye City. This allowed them to continue to stay in the palace. When father was done fighting, he would come to pick them up.
Ci'er nodded obediently at the time, but perhaps he also felt the strange atmosphere when his parents parted. After Pei Youan left, in the past two days, he was no longer as lively as when he first came, and was full of curiosity about everything around him. Ci'er talked less, always followed Jiafu, and held her hand when she fell asleep at night, as if she was afraid that she would not be able to see her when she woke up.
In the morning, Ci'er woke up, dressed and washed, ate something, sat on the table, picked up the literacy book Pei Youan had compiled for him, and started to complete the homework left by her father, just like the Jiedu envoy in Suye City. Just like in the house, Jiafu was sitting next to him, writing with him, when suddenly Cui Yinshui came in, saying that Grandpa Huang asked Ci'er to come over.
In the past few days, due to the sudden war in Beiguan, the emperor has been very busy, and Ci'er has not seen the emperor's grandfather for a few days. After listening, she turned to look at Jiafu.
Cui Yinshui hurriedly said: "Long live last night to see the budget of the Ministry of Household, I stayed up all night, and I couldn't sleep this morning. I wanted to ask the young master to come over, play chess with him, and send it back after the game."
Jiafu silently helped her son change his clothes, watched his son hug the chessboard, and was led away by Cui Yinshui, after thinking about it, he chased after him, and said, "Ci'er, no matter what Grandpa Huang asks you, you will tell him yours. In your heart, you know?"
Ci'er blinked and nodded.
Jiafu smiled, kissed her son, and asked Cui Yinshui to take him there.
The emperor hugged Ci'er on the couch, sat opposite him, watched Ci'er lay out the chess pieces, and said, "Have Ci'er been thinking about Grandpa Huang these days?"
Ci'er nodded.
The emperor stretched out his hand and gently caressed his little head lovingly, with a look of joy in his eyes: "What has Ci'er been doing these days?"
"Grandpa Huang, I shot a bow and arrow yesterday, and I was studying this morning."
The emperor smiled and nodded: "Very good. If Ci'er is tired, take a rest. You are still young, and if you are older, Grandpa Huang will find a good teacher for you."
Ci'er shook her head: "Daddy is going to beat the bad guys. When Daddy comes back, Daddy will teach me."
The emperor was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and looked around: "Ci'er, how is Grandpa Huang here?"
"Okay." Ci'er nodded.
"That day, the emperor's grandfather took you to the morning gate tower, do you like it?"
"I like it." Ci'er nodded again.
"If the grandfather asks you to stay here all the time in the future, he will let you go to the tower again, but there is one thing, in front of others, your father can't be called father, and mother can't be called mother, would you like it?"
Ci'er was arranging chess pieces, stopped, raised her head, and said in confusion, "Why can't Ci'er be called father and mother?"
"Father and mother are still yours, just don't call them in front of others."
Ci'er shook her head: "No. I want to call my father and mother! Wherever my father and mother are, I will be there."
The emperor was silent for a moment, then asked, "Ci'er, did you just say those words, but your parents taught you?"
Ci'er shook her head again: "I thought about it myself. My mother just said that if Grandpa Huang asks me about something, I will tell Grandpa Huang what I think."
"Grandpa Huang, are you upset?" He looked at his grandfather a little worriedly.
The emperor smiled slightly: "Grandpa Huang is happy."
Ci'er held the chess piece in her hand, tilted her head slightly, and stared at the emperor opposite.
The emperor raised two eyebrows that were very similar to Pei You'an: "Why does Ci'er look at Grandpa Huang like this?"
"Grandpa Huang, are you a bad person?" Ci'er asked in a low voice.
The emperor was startled, thought for a moment, and smiled: "Why does Ci'er ask such a question?"
"My father is a good person. Ci'er overheard my father and mother talking that day, and father doesn't seem to like Grandpa Huang..."
The emperor looked at the pair of pure eyes staring at him on the opposite side, laughed loudly, and hugged his grandson across the small table into his arms.
"Ci'er, tell me, do you like Grandpa Huang?"
"Ci'er likes Grandpa Huang, but Daddy doesn't like it..."
The emperor looked at the distressed child in his arms, hugged him slowly, lost his mind for a moment, and said, "Grandpa Huang has been sorry for many people in his life, and he is not a good person. But Grandpa Huang will work hard to be a good emperor. Ci'er should always like Grandpa Huang, okay?"
"Okay!" Ci'er nodded with a serious look.
The emperor smiled, stretched out his hand, and touched his little head.