Chapter 55: Temptation VIII
The man's eyebrows were slightly raised, searching for the answer he wanted on his mother's face, Mei Qianqian saw that he knew everything well, and a trace of helplessness flashed across her face, she let out a long sigh, shook her head and said, "It turns out that you are for this matter, no wonder you were so stubborn that night, you refused to listen to a word of persuasion, and insisted on meeting your father to block the holy decree." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Fortunately, your father and the emperor have been thinking about it for a long time, and because he is worried about the dissolution of water, he postponed this matter for the time being, and the holy decree was left in front of the emperor, and it was not stamped and issued, otherwise, I really don't know how it will fall. Wouldn't it be better if you spoke to your mother first and let her speak for you?"
Xia Zihai smiled and said nothing, Mei Qianqian looked at it in her eyes, knew that she was speechless, and explained, "Your father naturally mentioned to me that although the Lu family is not a famous family, fortunately, Lu Kui's eight characters are in line with Xiyi's requirements, she will be named a princess, go to Xiyi and relatives, and the Lu family will also be proud from now on, and we will repay them." So, when your father mentioned it, I didn't object to it......"
The more Mei Qianqian spoke, the more cautious she became, and she observed Xia Zihai's expression between words, as if she had touched Xia Zihai's taboo, and even she had to be taboo. Although the face of the man in front of her was still as calm as before, his eyes looked at her as if he was about to glare at her blood, and he almost gritted his teeth and spit out the words, "Mother, when something like that happened, our royal family owes the Lu family a life, and owes the Lu family an answer, but now, but the only daughter of the Lu family wants to marry in a wild place, is this still it?" In the past, it separated others from yin and yang, but now it separates the bones and blood of others, how can the Lu family be proud, is it proud of blood and tears, and then kowtow to gratitude? Lu Cheng is dead, Lu Kui is married, who is the successor of the Lu family, and how can he be honored?"
Xia Zihai snorted coldly, and his thin lips said coldly and sarcastically, "It is precisely because the Lu family is not a famous family that Lu Kui will be reduced to the choice of relatives, right?
Seeing that Mei Qianqian was about to speak, he knew who he was going to explain for. Xia Zihai couldn't stop it with resentment, he was holding a teacup in his other hand at this time, which was tightly clamped by his five fingers, and the shallow layer of the cup wall was weak, and it seemed that it could be pinched at any time.
"Why did Lu Cheng die, my father knew it, I made a vow to take care of Lu Kui in this life, and my father also knew it, but why did he carry me behind my back and marry Lu Kui to Xiyi with an edict. He is the emperor of this Dayong, does he really want to make me unkind and unrighteous first, and then force me to become an unfilial and disloyal person, or because he can't tolerate you in his eyes, and he can't tolerate my son?"
"Lu Kui is a good boy, but, alas, in the final analysis, it's just that we owe the Lu family, owe her, and what does it have to do with the royal family. Mei Qianqian shook his head, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and sighed, "It's useless to say more, your father is the Son of Heaven, sitting on this throne, how can he do everything as he wants, the eight clans are deep-rooted, your father is controlled everywhere, the northwest barbarians are eyeing him, he is working hard, he also has the hardships of being a king and the hardships that must be done, Hai'er, no matter what, you have to understand him." ā
"Understand, didn't Erchen understand him? I think back then, when my mother was pregnant with me, where was he. When his mother almost slipped the tire, he learned afterwards what he had done. When my mother gave birth to me prematurely in July, why was she born prematurely, and what did he do? Our mother and son, over the years, have been dependent on each other, and he has seen it in his eyes, ignored it, and never done anything. For so many years, Erchen has not denounced anything to him, because his mother can still understand him, and Erchen also hopes to understand him. But why can't he always understand the child, or the mother?"
Mei Qianqian turned her head and stretched out her hand to hide her face, as a wife and mother, many years of sadness fermented in her heart, she thought that she would be accustomed to it in her long life, numb and laughing in self-deception day after day, but when she thought that she was foolproof and flawless, the casual words of the person in front of her knocked her back to her original shape, two lines of bitter tears, she couldn't suppress it, and the questioning voice that surged up in her mind was sharp and piercing, I don't know whether to mock herself or mock fate, but what can she do, what else can she do. She stretched out her hand and held Xia Zihai's hand, her young hands were still thin and old, no matter how much she maintained them, they would leave traces in the years. She will always grow old, and in contrast to her son, who will grow stronger. He is the inheritance of her life, and it is also the hope and sustenance of her life, he can't have anything, even if there is something, she has to do everything in her power to protect him.
The shadows that fell on the ground were wrapped in candlelight, calm as water, and swirling. It seems that seeing Mei Qianqian crying because of this, the anger in Xia Zihai's eyes disappeared instantly, the anger that was like a storm just now, and the uncontrollable anger that was forced to the end was like a nightmare in the night, it didn't really exist, and it was fleeting after people woke up. He stood up, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on his mother's face, stretched out his arms and hugged his mother into his arms, and spoke again in a warm and soft voice, as if coaxing a child, "It was Erchen who said the wrong thing and made his mother cry, and asked his mother to forget what happened just now and forgive Erchen." ā
He was old and tall, and he had a soothing cypress fragrance coming from him, which was exactly what he liked. Xia Zihai doesn't like to bring sachets on weekdays, his clothes are clean and natural, and he never lets people smoke incense. Mei Qianqian lay in his arms, quietly listened to his heartbeat twice, and then left his arms while wiping his tears with a handkerchief. Time passed quietly, there was a drum beating in the distance, and then it was passed into the harem, Mei Qianqian didn't care about hesitation at this time, and didn't care about wording, and asked bluntly, "When you entered Beijing, it was the fifteenth, and you rushed back to make peace with your relatives." But my mother wants you to tell you sincerely, that day is also the day when the second prince goes to the Tianshan Mountains, does it have anything to do with him when you rush back to Beijing?"
Xia Zihai groaned slightly, but soon he spoke, "The fifteenth is the day when the second brother goes to the Tianshan Mountains, indeed, Erchen can be regarded as rushing back because of him, but Erchen obviously didn't come back to give him a ride, because Erchen invited the killer of Feiyue Pavilion......"
The woman's expression under the lamp changed, and she lost her voice, "Hai'er, how can you be so confused, is it possible...... Are you going to assassinate the second prince in secret?!"