When the emperor woke up again, it was already evening. He was lying on the couch in the back hall of Fu'an, covered with a brocade quilt. The light yellow silk dragon robe had been replaced by loose pajamas. There was a cup of sobering tea on the table outside the gauze tent, and the familiar light licorice smell filled the entire back hall.
Under the dim and warm light, he opened the gauze curtain and saw the empty and desolate inner room. He stepped out of bed, sipped the sobering tea, tasted it in his mouth, and put a smile on the corner of his mouth. Head: "This tea is still delicious!"
After saying that, he finished the work, wiped the water droplets from his beard, and walked towards the curtain that hung from the beam. He lifted up a little gap with his finger and looked out, and saw the queen. The robe he wore during the day was sewn by his own hands on the couch.
Next to him, the personal female official brought a brighter lamp: "My Lady, please change it to a brighter one!"
"Your Majesty, leave these jobs to the people in the embroidery bureau!"
"The two belts are just loose. There is no need to take them to the embroidery bureau. Sew them carefully by yourself, which is no different from an embroidery worker."
The queen was still wearing a beaded hairpin, a jacket and a long gown. By the flickering candlelight, she embroidered with needles and sewed the lining of the brooch tightly. She shivered when she accidentally pricked her finger. Next, he pursed his lips and smiled.
"Mom, be careful!"
"Yeah! It doesn't matter."
"The weather is unbearably hot. His Majesty likes to open his clothes. The belt on his collar used to fall off all the time, so I just put a few more layers of thread on it. No matter how hard he pulls it, it won't come off."
"My queen, I love Your Majesty deeply. I have seen such true love in my eyes for more than ten years."
She raised her red lips again and smiled along her lower eyebrows, becoming even more gentle and beautiful under the dim candlelight. The emperor looked at her through the curtain. She seemed to have become much thinner these days, and the jade bones on the skirt of her clothes were slightly protruding. However, he turned back his hand and took a few steps forward. Suddenly, he felt a burst of red tears. Out of eyes.
Turning his back, he listened behind the curtain and whispered: "Okay, the night is already deep, so I will go back. You must tell Daxingguo to advise His Majesty to drink less wine on weekdays. In addition, sober up." There is still tea in this pot. If His Majesty gets up in the middle of the night and is thirsty, pour him a cup or two. This taste is his favorite."
"Yes, my dear!"
"It's better not to tell His Majesty that I'm here."
He listened to the Queen's small steps walking away from her through the curtain, and then raised his hand to roll up the curtain. When he looked back, she was no longer there, and only the green smoke from the incense burner in the distance was left in the outer hall.
On this day, Daxing State passed the emperor's oral instructions and sent people and pigeons to deliver the message to Zhongjing. After learning about it, Xiao Yu sent people to catch up with Wan Yanliang's team. About seven days later, he caught up with Wang Jia in Liangxiang. .
One early morning, Wang was driving on a grassland. Wan Yanliang and his wife were leaning in the carriage and talking. The two were talking and laughing freely, and then rolled up the curtains to look at the beautiful scenery. It was early summer, and Liangxiang was located in the prefecture of Hebei Province. When I woke up in the morning, the sun had not yet risen. I could only see the mountain mist that filled the air for 80,000 miles. It came and went with the wind, like the soft shawl and ribbon on the body of a fairy.
Li Rou leaned in his arms, wearing simple decorations and clothes, tapping her fingers and said: "Your Majesty, I have never been to the south, and I didn't know that the south is so beautiful. I have only seen the green mountains and green waters in paintings."
He put his palm on her black hair and smiled: "When I conquer the world, you can go wherever you want."
"Does your Majesty really want to rebel?" She held back her hair, slightly worried. .
"The lonely king can no longer afford to wait. Only by rebelling can the lonely king's wife, children and children be safe and sound. I don't want to live on thin ice anymore, nor do I want to be manipulated by him."
He got close to her again, looking at her with dark eyes solemnly, and the determination in his eyes was as hard as copper and iron: "Lirou, Wanyanquan will take my life at any time and kill me alone." It’s not enough to cause trouble, but what about the old and young changes in the house? What about you, Zhou Hua and the two young ladies? I adopt a step-marriage system in Dajin. As long as I die, Wanyan Dan will definitely include you in the harem."
He held his head again: "And now that I am a father, I want to fight for He Ru, who is still in her infancy. I cannot let her live a useless life like her father."
"Your Majesty, what should we do if we are defeated?"
"Don't worry, don't worry! The lonely king will act with caution. When the lonely king left, he told Lao Ba that after Ying'er's wedding, he would move the prince's concubine, son, son, and all the children to Bianjing for this purpose. Just in case, I’m afraid we’re almost at Zhongjing now.”
He had decided to rebel, and after hearing this, Lirou could only support him. She lowered her face and sat in her seat, looking out the window against the breeze. As they walked, the horse was as tired as the man, and its pace was extremely slow. Wan Yanliang also leaned on the side of the horse and fell asleep soundly. Suddenly, the sound of horse's hoofbeats suddenly woke him up.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the capital! Your Majesty orders the king to return to the capital immediately," a horse driver presented the emperor's decree.
"What?"
He took the edict and read it hurriedly. His expression suddenly changed. He froze on the spot as if struck by five thunders. His eyes were empty and his breathing was short. The sweat on his cheeks dripped from his ears to his chin. Dropping on the clenched fists.
"Do you know why the king is suddenly asked to return to the capital?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know much about this. I only know that this is an urgent call from Your Majesty, ordering the King to return to the capital as soon as possible and resume political affairs."
After hearing this, he swallowed a mouthful of water and choked with sobs: "Okay..., okay!"
He rolled his dry eyes and said, "Please order the team to stop!"
"Your Majesty has ordered you to rest where you are!" said the horseman.
Wan Yanliang held his forehead stiffly, scratched his scalp and stared at his bloodshot and frightened eyes, saying to himself uneasily: "The emperor is going to take action! The emperor is going to take action!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Look at me, look at me." He looked at his wife's trembling hands on his shoulders and raised his head.
"Your Majesty! You heard from my concubine that the emperor called you back...not to incriminate you."
"It must be that the lonely king had an affair with Xiao Yu last time and someone informed the emperor. That's why he responded so urgently and summoned the king back to the capital. The lonely king will rebel now, otherwise he will..." His voice trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, no. If the Emperor wants to execute us because of this, he will definitely send soldiers to capture us to prevent us from conspiring with the left-behind officials in various places. But now we have just sent an order to the King to return to the capital on his own. It does not look like he is going to be executed. Look like that!" She held his hands and calmed his restless heart.
"But what if he calls me back and finds another crime and kills the lonely king?"
Seeing his wife shaking her head, he added: "Rourer, in this way, mother and the others will inevitably arrive in Zhongjing. I will first send a message to Xiao Yu and ask him to settle mother and the others first. After we return to Zhongjing, we can discuss it more easily."
"Okay! I belong to the king."
A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he hugged his wife gently. The couple looked at each other, feeling anxious all the way, and it took another eight days of long journey back to Beijing.
He was getting more and more exhausted, his cheeks were flushed, the beard on his cheeks seemed to have not been trimmed for a long time, and the hair hanging down on the back of his head also looked dry and yellow. As if he were ten years older.
The first thing he did when he came back was to see his infant daughter. The couple was led by the waiter. When they pushed the door open, the whole family was there, silently surrounding a couch in the dark. The candlelight reflected everyone's vicissitudes of life.
"Your Majesty!" When Madam Xiao saw him first, she rushed forward and threw herself into his arms.
He gently supported her and patted her back, and then his sister, maid, Nuohua and Lady Ye who were holding their daughter came forward. They all had red tears in their eyes and cried with joy when they saw him.
"Sister! Mother! My son is unfilial and makes the two elders worried," he knelt down, and Li Rou knelt down as well.
Mrs. Da was choked and unable to speak. Mrs. Tudan helped him up personally: "My son, you have suffered! You and your wife have become so thin. Didn't you eat well along the way?"
"Honey! Your Majesty summoned me suddenly. I don't know what to do and can't find any countermeasures. It's even harder for me to eat and drink, which is why I'm so old." He was helped by Princess Tudan to sit on the high chair, and everyone gathered around him. Come up.
In the silence, he gently raised his hand to take the beloved daughter from Madam Hua's hand, calling her "He Ru". He stroked her fair and smooth face. For a moment, warmth came to his eyes, and he hugged his daughter tightly.
"Thank you very much.
Some, and some white! ” He leaned down and kissed his beloved daughter’s forehead.
"Your Majesty! He Ru has been crying at night since you left. This girl must be scared," said Nao Hua with tears in her eyes as she tucked the quilt next to her daughter.
"Daddy is back! Daddy is back! Don't be afraid," he squeezed his daughter's little hand again, his eyes full of fatherly love.
For a moment, he looked at the lowered eyes of the two elders, raised his head, held his daughter on his knees, and said slowly: "Sister, mistress, the emperor has called me urgently, and I plan to leave for the capital tomorrow!"
"Okay, let's go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow!" Princess Tudan nodded and prepared to get up.
"Honey! Son, I want to go back alone!"
"What do you mean by going back alone?" Tu Dan's wife Zheng sat there and looked at him, puzzled by the deeper meaning.
"Mistress, the emperor suddenly called you back. I feel unsure and frightened, so I want to go back by myself first, and then send someone to take you back when the situation is stable." He looked a little tired and a little helpless.
"Yuan Gong, we are a family and we should advance and retreat together..." Mrs. Da Tai answered.
"Sister, we cannot advance or retreat together at this time. You are more important than my son's life. If my son goes on this trip, his life will not be saved. According to the emperor's temperament, he will definitely attack you. If he is in Zhongjing, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Xiao Yu will be the first to do so. Send you to Xixia or Song Dynasty, this method can ensure your safety."
"Your Majesty! No, this concubine must not leave Your Majesty!" Madam Xiao came forward first and fell on his lap, holding his hand.
"Ning'er, be obedient! Just stay in Zhongjing with the imperial concubine. Don't be willful."
"Sister, mistress, if this is a blessing, I will take you back to the capital as soon as possible. If it is a misfortune, you... don't have to suffer, save your life, live an ordinary life, and I will raise you up, and then tell her, Her daddy loves her."
For a moment, he looked at his sleeping daughter in his arms, with tears falling on her fair face. She was so startled that she twitched and then grinned and fell asleep.
"That's the decision. If we haven't finished any matters yet, we'll send messages by flying pigeons from time to time!"
Everyone sitting there shed tears. The two elders looked away and wiped the tears from the wrinkles in the corners of their eyes. The four concubines were also trembling. When they looked at their sleeping daughter, she was also so quiet.
In his heart, there was also all kinds of helplessness and all kinds of affection, but they turned into a clear spring, gushing out endlessly, leaving messy tears on his clothes.
