sinovels Chapter 38 Chapter 38
Chapter 38 Chapter 38
Wu Junyi's body reacted before his brain, and he fell to his knees. "My son is not thinking carefully, please forgive my father!"
Wu Junyi's back was covered with cold sweat.He is wide awake.At this moment, if a name is randomly picked out of his mouth, it may be a big case.
The cold gaze froze on him for a while.Wu Junyi only felt that an invisible big hand was pressing his head hard, he couldn't breathe, and the black cloth in his vision was gradually blurred.
"Is it you?...Is it someone else?" Once again, every word and every word touched my heart.
Wu Junyi was almost suffocating, and he gritted his teeth. "……yes."
"Get up."
He didn't know when, he finally waited for these three words that were so light.His senses seemed to have been stripped away, and those three words came to his ears, just like auditory hallucinations.
Wu Junyi moved his arm, but he felt like a heavy boulder was pressing on his back, and he couldn't move his body to stand up.
"My son...convicted." With a hoarse voice, he squeezed out these words almost reflexively.
And his father was sitting on a chair, looking at him from above, Wu Junyi lowered his head to avoid looking at each other, and heard his father's cold voice: "You shouldn't ask, so don't ask."
"Get up." The words were exactly the same, this time the voice was a little warmer, and a pair of big hands came up to pull him up.
However, at the moment of being held, Wu Junyi felt as if he was scalded by the temperature of his skin.Almost wanted to throw my hand off.But he lowered his gaze, and was obediently led by Emperor Jianning to sit beside him.I also heard that Emperor Jianning called the palace servants into the palace to serve him in the same gentle tone as in the past.
Afterwards, Wu Junyi didn't pay attention to what Emperor Jianning said or what dishes he picked up.He took a few mouthfuls of food in a daze, then got up to leave.
Emperor Jianning didn't keep him any longer, and only answered him in the same words as usual: "The prince should go back and have a good rest, and come to accompany me when he is free." He still asked Eunuch Gao to send him out.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Li Qi trotted all the way to catch up with His Highness the Prince.He murmured in his heart, guessing that His Majesty had given His Highness some errand, and he had to rush back to the palace to do it.Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, Wu Junyi shut himself in the room without saying a word.
"Your Highness...?" Li Qi called softly.
"Back off, all back off." Wu Junyi ordered expressionlessly. In fact, after careful observation, it was found that he was still trembling, and even his teeth were chattering.
After retreating from everyone and sitting in the Wenhua Palace for a whole afternoon, Wu Junyi felt the biting chill gradually recede. ,
This was the first time he was looked at by his father with such eyes. He had never felt the so-called power of the emperor before, but this time he truly realized it.
He is still too weak. When he sees something, he thinks that no one else has seen it. He is unwilling to change and speaks out first.But how can it be so easy to change?
After gradually calming down, Wu Junyi also understood what Deng Xian had said.Although there are those timid civil servants, it is not that there are no courtiers who dare to speak up. How is the situation of the hereditary generals? How could Emperor Jianning really be kept in the dark?
It's just that tens of thousands of soldiers and generals were offended at once, not only the courtiers, but also the emperor was afraid. If Zhang Jicai appeared again, what would happen again?The Xianbei separatist regime and the Bianzhou rebellion are already facts. It is important to recover the lost land, but the top priority is to stand still and maintain the stability of the court.
Wu Junyi thought about it, and broke out in a cold sweat again.
His father, the emperor, abandoned the people in the north for the stability of the court.But can standing still prevent Xianbei from invading again?How many years until the Treaty of Xuanqing?
Wu Junyi was dripping with cold sweat, full of grief and anger, the fear and humiliation of kneeling in front of his father, the tragic scenes he witnessed on the way south, the frustration of being neglected... all kinds of emotions were entangled together and turned into sharp knives that stabbed at the heart together.
Tears fell silently.
Father is the emperor, how could he forget this.When he became the crown prince, his kind and amiable father would become a memory forever.
In the Qianqing Palace, it was also silent for a long time.Eunuch Gao replaced Emperor Jianning with new tea, and then stood by and waited for orders, the old god was there.Suddenly the voice of Emperor Jianning sounded:
"What year was King Chu born?"
Eunuch Gao replied: "Your Majesty, it is the first year of Xuanqing."
Hearing the word Xuanqing, Emperor Jianning narrowed his eyes.Eunuch Gao saw it, paused in his heart, and quickly added a sentence: "It was the year you succeeded to the throne."
Emperor Jianning let out a flat sigh and narrowed his eyes. "Then it's time for him to choose a concubine."
"You mean...?" Eunuch Gao leaned forward and moved closer.
"Concubine Shu is still there, I will tell the queen myself." Emperor Jianning leaned back in his chair again, and closed his eyes tiredly. "Let's drive to Kunning Palace tonight."
"Your Majesty is here—"
The maids in Kunning Palace were busy all of a sudden.
The queen did not expect to welcome Emperor Jianning.She has been out of favor for many years, and she is well aware of the reason why she was promoted to queen, and has always been careful to maintain a magnanimous and graceful image.
"The concubine welcomes Your Majesty." With the support of the maids, the queen came to the gate of Kunning Palace and bowed.
"Queen, get up. You don't need to greet her personally." Emperor Jianning nodded.This is the second time he has come to Kunning Palace since he was sealed off.
The queen meekly invited Emperor Jianning to take the seat, and at the same time signaled the maids to watch tea.
"I came here to discuss something with you." Emperor Jianning didn't want to be polite, so he got straight to the point.
"It's all up to His Majesty's orders." The queen nodded, hiding the disappointment in her eyes.
There is nothing to be disappointed about, she should have guessed that His Majesty must be here because of something.Just like the last time she just received the order from the Empress Dowager, she greeted the emperor with joy, and was told that she should host the draft.
She didn't dare to think too much, and concentrated on listening to His Majesty's words.
"The king of Chu will be sixteen after the new year, and it's time to choose a concubine." Emperor Jianning said absently, looking at the paintings and calligraphy adorning the walls of Kunning Palace.
"The draft just ended last year, and you have to choose a good family. Isn't it a waste of time and money?" The queen asked hesitantly.
"No matter how frugal you are, my younger brother is going to marry a concubine. Anyway, you have seen each other last year. You just choose a good family in Beijing to enter the palace, and just ask questions." Emperor Jianning finally looked at her, raising his eyebrows slightly. Ask, "What else is wrong?"
The queen had no choice but to follow Emperor Jianning's words and ask her doubts: "The mother and concubine of the younger brother of Chu are still alive, so it is not appropriate for a concubine to make arrangements."
"Concubine Shu has lived alone in the palace for a long time, and she must be a little lonely. Let's take her into the palace to see each other." Emperor Jianning said a few words and made a decision.
"The concubine obeys the order." The queen knew that Emperor Jianning had made up her mind, so she could only bite the bullet and agree. "However, regarding Princess Chu, what request does His Majesty have?"
In the end, choose a daughter from a family with a similar background, or choose a girl with a special appearance, or...?The queen can't be the master, so she can only ask Emperor Jianning for instructions.
"The appearance of the family background is not important. The family background should be clean and good-natured." Emperor Jianning said a few simple words, and the queen knew it well. This was to ask her not to choose someone who was too prominent. It seemed that she was deliberately guarding against Chu in marriage. king.Unexpectedly, Emperor Jianning added another sentence: "The King of Chu is still a young man, so we must do what he wants."
This embarrasses the Queen.It's not difficult to choose a few daughters who are innocent and upright, but they must be in line with the King of Chu's wishes... The King of Chu often goes in and out of the harem, what kind of beauty has never been seen?Without one or two advantages, how can he be attracted to it?
Emperor Jianning didn't realize that he was embarrassing others, and after finishing his request, he directly ordered the maid: "I'm tired today, let's settle down first."
The queen could only wait for him to go to bed, while worrying secretly in her heart.
In Changchun Palace, Wang Meiren is painting.Watching the sky gradually getting dark, but still did not wait for the summons from Eunuch Gao.She became a little impatient, and inadvertently swiped out with too much force, and the whole night's work was wasted.
Just at this time, her eunuch trotted over and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you don't have to wait. Your Majesty is going to drive Kunning Palace today."
Hearing this sentence, unwillingness flashed across that lotus face.Wang Meiren lowered her head slightly, her eyes like autumn water were ready to cry, she still looked pitiful to me. "how come……"
"It must be something to discuss with the empress." The little eunuch lowered his head and said obediently.
Wang Meiren waved her hands in disappointment. "Go down."
"Your Majesty, take a break, after all you still..." The maid hesitated to speak.
Wang Meiren touched her flat belly with one hand, and reached out to the maid with the other, finally showing a delighted smile, "Yes, my health is important, let's go to bed first."
If you can't give birth to a child, you are a queen, so what?
Under the same bright moon, Zhang Jieyu was also looking at the night sky.
"Why isn't sister asleep yet?" A voice sounded from behind, and it was Xu Meiren who came over holding a handkerchief.
Zhang Jieyu sighed slightly, turned around and smiled at her, and said slowly: "You didn't sleep either. It's cold at night, what are you doing out?"
Seeing Zhang Jieyu's gentle side face, Xu Meiren felt very complicated.
She was favored earlier, and she was jealous and despised Zhang Jieyu, who had dominated her since she entered the palace, and often provoked troubles, playing petty temper in front of His Majesty and giving her eye drops.Unexpectedly, she was assigned to Zhang Jieyu's first palace in the end.She was always afraid that the other party would harm her, but Zhang Jieyu had a generous temper and just pretended nothing happened.
All the way south, their concubines also suffered a lot.The palace servants also had unclean hands and feet and played with their temper. It was Zhang Jieyu who suppressed them and let them live in Nanjing safely.After the newcomer entered the palace, Xu Meiren also settled down a lot. It was still Zhang Jieyu who smoothed things over in front of Wang Meiren to save face for her.
"Sister is twinned, so she should be more careful. What is there to sigh about?" Her tone was still a bit sour, but she was dominated by concern, and she took the initiative to help Zhang Jieyu.Zhang Jieyu shook her head, "It's not been two months yet, how can it be so expensive?"
Many thoughts flashed through Xu Meiren's mind vaguely.Before the newcomer entered the palace, there were few people in the harem, and His Majesty had been exposed to both rain and dew, but... as expected, she was blessed, and God also cared for her.
She sorted out her complicated emotions and helped Zhang Jieyu walk back. "When the Longevity Festival is exactly two months old, my sister can tell His Majesty, and His Majesty will be delighted."
"You, it's just that you are smarter." Zhang Jieyu smiled narrowly.
Under the same night sky, people in the harem have different people.
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