On a clear and sunny day, Emperor Wu, Su Yue and his party set out for Baiyun Mountain.
In the carriage, Su Yue and Su Huan were playing chess leisurely.
"You've been hiding here for three days, playing chess every day. Aren't you bored?"
Su Yue smiled sweetly, "There's nothing boring about playing chess with my grandfather."
Su Huan shook his arm and smiled, "You are not boring. My grandfather has old arms and legs. He was a military general. You made me sit in the carriage for three days. Are you a little cruel?"
Su Yue's hand holding the chess pieces paused slightly, "Grandpa, can't you get used to riding in a carriage?"
"Haha, I have been leading troops in wars all year round. I am used to riding horses, so riding in a carriage is always uncomfortable."
"It's Yue'er's fault, then we won't play." He said that he was about to clean up the chessboard.
Su Huan stopped him, "Let's finish this game. Why are you hiding from him?"
Su Yue's expression was a little uncomfortable, "I didn't hide from him."
Su Huan chuckled, "Do you think everyone is a fool?" Then he sighed and said, "Your father is also a pitiful person."
Su Yue stopped talking.
"His character is actually not suitable for being an emperor. He is too emotional and too soft-hearted, so he can be easily blackmailed, but his ability is not enough to protect the people he cares about, so that something happened to you and your mother. This matter This is something he has never been able to forgive himself for in his life. Grandpa knows that you must have resentment in your heart, but those who have left are gone, and those who are alive will continue."
The daughter she loved most died at such a young age. In terms of sadness, Su Huan and Zhang were the ones who were the most sad. But Su Huan was in the court and knew Emperor Wu better, and he also knew his helplessness and incompetence. He regretted letting Yun'er be with him. However, all this was his daughter's own choice and he could not stop it. Even if she was prevented, who could say that she would be safe and sound in her life? Alas, everything was God's will and no one could have expected it.
"Grandpa doesn't resent him at all?"
"Of course there are grievances. When the accident happened between you and your mother, my grandfather wanted to kill him with a knife, but seeing how he didn't want to live anymore, he couldn't do it. If it weren't for Yan'er, for Yan'er, Your mother may still have a glimmer of hope, but he probably won't last that long. Didn't you see it when you first came back? At his age, he managed to get himself into that state, worse than me. Maybe, this is already This is the biggest punishment for him."
Su Yue was no longer in the mood to play chess, and threw the chess pieces into the pipe, with a cold flash in her eyes, "That's because he is incompetent. Why did he come to provoke my mother when he already has a queen? After provoking her, he couldn't protect her, even his brother. . My mother’s death and my brother’s suffering from illness for many years were all caused by him. Since you don’t have the ability to protect the people you love, then don’t trap them around you and everyone will be happy.”
Su Yue had never said such cold words to anyone, not even in front of Xiao Yan. Today was the only time that she expressed her dissatisfaction with Emperor Wu so clearly.
Su Huan also put down the chess piece, "If your mother is not with him, how can you and your brother be together? Yue'er, it's too unfair for you to blame everything on him. After all, this is your mother's own choice . Hey, the day before entering the palace, I asked your mother that if she regretted it, I, the father, would be willing to help her even if she risked beheading. But your mother said that she wanted to enter the palace to accompany her. He wanted to be with him. She knew that the road ahead would be difficult, but she wanted to go. In the next few years, he protected your mother very well, and your mother did live a happy life for a few years. Your grandmother and I can see the days. Although, these days are shorter."
Su Yue moved her lips, but didn't know what to say. She never seemed to have thought that this was also her mother's choice.
Su Huan continued, "Haha, with your mother's temperament, she probably still blamed your father at the last moment, complaining that it was useless and failed to protect her and the child. But, hahaha, that is their matter, wait... ····After a hundred years, let them settle their accounts themselves.”
"Grandpa didn't ask you to forgive him, he just told you that not all of this is his fault alone. His fault is that he is in the royal family, his fault is that he is too emotional, and his fault is that he is not enough to protect the one he loves. A person's ability, but from beginning to end, his heart towards your mother has never changed."
Su Yue frowned, "Does it mean that because he has no harmful intentions, he is not wrong?"
"Of course not. He was wrong. He was wrong for many years and was punished. What grandpa wants to say is that he cannot be blamed for what happened between him and your mother."
Su Yue was silent again, thinking of the woman in red who dared to love and hate, and for the first time she thought about it from her standpoint, if she was still alive, would she forgive Emperor Wu. Maybe... you will, you may get angry, complain, or even teach him a lesson, but in the end, you will still forgive him, right?
"Xiaowu, Xiaowu's grandfather, let's take a rest. We've been traveling for half a day and it's time to eat something." Xuan Xiaosi called from outside the carriage.
"Okay, rest." Su Huan did not disturb Su Yue's thinking, and got out of the carriage. After three days of sitting in the carriage, his old bones were almost rusty.
Su Yue slowly got out of the carriage, and the ghost girl came bounding over, "Little junior sister, I've finished eating my fruit, please bring me some more," then she looked around, leaned into Su Yue's ear and whispered, "Your father-in-law asked me several times where the fruit came from, and how could there be such fruit in this weather. I didn't tell him, hey, if I had known better, I wouldn't have eaten it for your father. I was watching him. He looks bad and seems to have no appetite, so I gave it to him out of pity."
Su Yue looked towards Emperor Wu's carriage. No one got off. Is it really uncomfortable?
She took out two more baskets of fruit from the space. Anyway, the weather could hold them. Xuan Xiaosi was already preparing lunch, and Su Yue didn't go to help. She came to the outside of Emperor Wu's carriage and knocked.
Zhang Fu opened the curtain of the carriage and saw the people outside. He smiled happily and said, "Ah, it's the princess." Then he immediately got off the carriage and made room for Su Yue, and helped Su Yue up.
Emperor Wu was surprised and pleasantly surprised when he saw Su Yue. He knew that Su Yue was avoiding him, and although he felt a little uncomfortable, he didn't bother her. Now that he could see her every day, he was very satisfied.
"Yue...yue'er." Emperor Wu couldn't speak clearly in his excitement. His face was ugly and his lips were dry and pale.
Su Yue frowned. She had heard Xiao Yan say that his body was in good condition recently. Why did he end up like this after traveling for three days? "Hand out."
Without saying anything, Emperor Wu stretched out his hand. Su Yue took his pulse seriously, and the carriage instantly became quiet.
Emperor Wu looked at her carefully, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. His daughter still cared about him.
