Liu Xuan stared blankly at the brightly lit palace directly in front of her, and her beautiful face remained silent for a long time.
"Brother, the person you are talking about should be Miss Ren, right?"
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment with a complex and melancholy expression, then silently closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
"Yes, it's Miss Ren.
Xuan'er, brother, I don't understand in my heart that the way I dealt with Ren Yatou's feelings for her was very unfair to her.
It was unfair enough to break her heart, unfair enough to make her feel depressed.
Over the years, my eldest brother has betrayed Ren Yatou's true love for me more than once, and hurt her sincerity towards him more than once.
The eldest brother knows everything about Ren Yatou and understands everything. The eldest brother wants to give her an explanation and give her the answer she wants more than anyone else.
Seeing her sad and dejected look, how could the eldest brother not feel uncomfortable and feel pain.
Let’s just say that last year when she said goodbye to me, when she left Beijing to return to Shu, on the official road in Gyeonggi Province, she said goodbye to my eldest brother with misty eyes.
She paused every three steps and looked back every five steps. I knew that she was just waiting for my elder brother to ask me to ask her to stay.
How come you don't know about this? Why don't I want to keep her and let her stay with my eldest brother forever like your sisters-in-law?
After so many years, whether it was in the Bingjian Palace in Yingzhou, northern Xinjiang, or in the Liu Palace in the capital, my eldest brother has long been accustomed to her chatting by my side.
At the beginning, my eldest brother saw her chirping next to the Gua stall every day and wanted to let her go as far as she wanted and stay wherever it was cool. However, as I gradually got used to it, one day if she didn't... My eldest brother is not used to it when he comes to Gua Tan to harass me.
If one day she doesn't tell me in advance and disappears without warning, then my brother will have random thoughts in his mind, and he will feel inexplicably worried in his heart, wondering if she has encountered any trouble or whether she is... It's not like something happened.
Therefore, the eldest brother will send people to secretly search for her whereabouts and find out where she is.
My hanging heart will not relax until I see her again.
This girl is quite silly, really quite silly.
She is different from your sisters-in-law. When your sisters-in-law know that my eldest brother is feeling uncomfortable, they will try their best to enlighten me, persuade me, and talk to me heart-to-heart.
This girl is different. When she knows something that makes her uncomfortable, she will find another way to make me happy in a way that he can't even think of.
Although this does not solve the problems faced by my eldest brother, it can make me calm down and concentrate on thinking about something.
The most stupid thing about her was the period when Tao Ying just left me. "
When he mentioned the word Tao Ying, Liu Mingzhi's tone trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of sentimentality.
Liu Xuan'e frowned slightly and turned to look at Liu Mingzhi's downcast expression, with a hint of curiosity in her beautiful eyes.
"Tao Ying? Is she the concubine of His Royal Highness Li Yunlong, the former King of Shu, who is now buried in the imperial mausoleum of your elder brother?"
"Yes, it's her. Xuan'er, you actually know about this?"
"I heard about you and her from our parents a few years ago, but I didn't know the details. At first, the younger sister wanted to ask the elder brother what was going on with you, but Xuan'er thought about it for a long time. , I was worried about mentioning your sadness, brother, so I had to pretend not to know.
Later, the younger sister overheard Sister-in-law Yun and Sister-in-law Lian'er mentioning things about Tao Ying, so the younger sister couldn't help but ask about her.
Sister-in-law Yun and Sister-in-law Lian'er both sighed and said that Tao Ying was an old friend of yours, and didn't say much else.
It's a pity that they didn't know that the younger sister had already learned a little bit about Tao Ying from her parents. However, the younger sister didn't want to say more when she saw the two sisters-in-law, so I didn't continue to ask further.
As time passed, the little sister gradually forgot about this matter.
Now that I heard you suddenly mention Tao Ying's name, my little sister brought back some memories of the past.
Brother, looking at your expression, I guess you are still obsessed with Tao Ying!
My little sister is very curious about what happened between you two. Can you briefly mention the past between you two? "
When Liu Mingzhi heard Liu Xuan's curious words, he hesitated for a long time and nodded gently.
"Actually, the story between eldest brother and Tao Ying is not complicated. If you look at it carefully, it can be regarded as a love-hate relationship caused by revenge.
The root cause of this matter is what happened when Li Yunlong rebelled, which was the first time after my brother proclaimed himself emperor..."
Liu Mingzhi spoke calmly and quietly told his little sister about the past between him and Tao Ying.
After about two sticks of incense, Liu Mingzhi roughly told Liu Xuan the story between him and Tao Ying.
"It's a pity that Tao Ying has never shown any clue in front of the eldest brother that she would die for Li Yunlong. Otherwise, the eldest brother would never take Chen Jie to the East China Sea to meet Li Ye."
When Liu Mingzhi finished his last words, he glanced at Liu Xuan's pretty face next to him intentionally or unintentionally, as if he wanted to see something from her expression.
However, there was no abnormal reaction on Liu Xuan's face, she just sighed with regret.
"What a passionate and passionate woman! What a pity."
"Oh, she's so stupid.
She was so stupid that she couldn't get out of the shackles that bound her heart. She broke away completely, but she made me regret it for the rest of my life.
If she hadn't done something stupid, our two children would be soon... Hi... No more talk, no more talk.
It's been so many years, and nothing can be changed.
If it weren't for the incident involving Ren Yatou, the eldest brother would have almost forgotten about her. "
"Brother, you don't have to pretend to be calm in front of my little sister. If you really forget about her, you won't clearly remember every past event between the two of you. ”
Liu Mingzhi fell silent, raised his head and stared quietly at the starry night sky without speaking for a long time.
"Let's not talk about Tao Ying, let's continue talking about Yatou Ren.
In the days after Tao Ying left, my eldest brother was completely numb.
I can't figure it out, let alone guess why Tao Ying did that, why she did such a stupid thing.
Isn't it good to be alive?
During those days, all your sisters-in-law knew that my eldest brother was in a very low mood due to the set-up, so they all tried their best to comfort me and comfort me.
Ren Yatou thought she was Tao Ying because she had met Tao Ying and they were very familiar with each other.
Therefore, she transformed herself into Tao Ying and accompanied me in the same way Tao Ying used to be by my side.
Until I gradually came away from Tao Ying's matter and no longer deliberately thought about it.
When she left the capital, her eldest brother was so distraught that he tried several times to persuade her to stay, but he could never find a reason to convince himself to stay with her.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
But no matter what, eldest brother has no choice! "
"Brother, are you worried that a hundred years from now, Miss Ren will affect Chengfeng, Chengzhi... how many of their brothers are there because of her power?"
"Yes, brother is indeed worried.
Xuan'er, in Dalong, a country with hundreds of thousands of mountains and rivers, in front of the common people, the love of children is not unimportant, but no matter how important the love of children is, the eldest brother has to make an involuntary choice.
The choice of the eldest brother is not only a matter of the relationship between the eldest brother and Ren Yatou, but also related to the great cause of the country for the successor.
The eldest brother never doubted Yatou Ren’s feelings for me, nor her love for brothers Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chengqian, Zhenghao and Zhengran.
However, some things are beyond your control!
Once the situation reaches a certain level, Ren Yatou doesn't want to go to that step, but with the help of the general trend, she has to go to that step.
Just like my elder brother, I just wanted to protect myself and never thought of rebellion.
But in the end I was unable to raise an army to rebel and proclaim myself emperor.
In fact, the eldest brother does not want to rebel, but when the situation reaches that point, the eldest brother will have no choice but to rebel.
Because the situation at that time was beyond my control and it was no longer my decision.
I had no choice but to rebel.
Ren Yatou is too young. When I wait a hundred years, I'm afraid she will be like me and involuntarily embark on a path she never wanted to take.
She can be selfless, but can the court be selfless? Can the civil and military officials in the court be selfless?
Once the situation reaches that point, officials in the court will make a big fuss out of Ren Yatou's status as Crown Princess.
Who was in trouble at that time? The one who is in trouble is not Yatou Ren, but the children below the eldest brother!
Xuan'er, it is said that the emperor's family has been ruthless since ancient times.
Big brother tells you, the emperor is not ruthless, but has to be ruthless!
Because every word and deed of the emperor is closely related to the country, the country, and the country. It is inseparable!
There are many things that I can’t tell you, brother.
Brother, my attitude towards Yatou Ren, you will think that brother is too cruel and unfeeling.
But who knows the pain in my eldest brother’s heart! "
