6. Burn painting

The dark passage was not long, but it circled and circled, and after rounding two corners, Chu Cheng was blocked by something in front of him.

Under the dust, there was an uneven stone door, Chu Cheng groped up and down several times without success, but when touched, the pattern on the stone door was gradually revealed.

It is a stone gate composed of three pictures, divided into three directions in the form of a fan, on the fan surface, are all kinds of tight clusters of flowers, although a long time has passed, but you can still see the eyes of the first time.

It's just that only the butterfly in the middle is still dull and gray, and has not yet been colored.

It is easy to draw three points of spring, but it is difficult to draw a sad one.

The memory reappeared in front of him again, and Chu Cheng's heart twitched slightly.

Originally...... She cares after all......

The conjectures that welled up in my heart became stronger and clearer, and the hope that had previously sprouted began to spread wildly like a wasteland weed.

Looking around, he didn't find anything to rely on, Chu Cheng was ruthless, and swiped his index finger the bead platform on the side, and blood gushed out from his fingertips in an instant.

Raising his hand to dip the blood of his fingertips on the stone door, he traced the butterfly pattern carefully.

But the blood on his fingertips was so little that he didn't have time to wait.

Simply cut the five fingers together, but after a while, the surging cinnabar-like blood painted a lifelike red butterfly.

At the end of the last stroke, the stone gate in front of him began to shake slowly, and countless dust fell from above.

And that hand, too, was mottled and covered with blood.

"You can't solve such a simple question, it's really embarrassing! You still have to think about it, when it is solved, I will see you again, as for the last kind of auxiliary material of osmanthus green plum brewing, it depends on the fate of whether you can find it on the way to solve the problem. ”

"And what if I can't figure it out?"

"That's the end of it, you'll never see me again in your life. ”

Young jokes, who would have thought of a prophecy.

It's just that at this moment, Ah Huo, I have solved your question.

Back then, could you still count?

Looking at the slowly opening stone door in front of him, the snow shirt revealed made Chu Cheng's eyes widen, and a burst of ecstasy that had been lost and recovered came to his heart.

Thirteen years, the puzzle that had evolved countless times in my mind was finally solved, but the moment the figure turned around, all the joy vanished.

Looking at the unfamiliar face in front of him, Chu Cheng seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and couldn't help but stumble back two steps.

Depressed and confused, like a lost soul.

It's not true......

Delusion...... Delusional......

"In the end, it was the Marquis of Ning Guo, who was only in Chang'an back then, and he really didn't live up to Ah Hui's expectations for you. ”

The woman stood with her sword in her hand, and looked at Chu Cheng in front of her with a smile that she didn't understand: "It's just that the way it looks now, it's inevitable that it's a little disappointing." ”

7. Identity

"You're not Ah Huo...... Who the hell are you?!"

Chu Cheng, who was originally blind, raised his head in an instant when he heard those two words, and all that remained in his eyes was despair, sadness, vigilance, anger and gloom.

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that it happened thirteen years ago, it's time to make a break. ”

The starry eyes froze, the sand swept coldly, and a sword flower was pulled out in his right hand, and he came straight towards Chu Cheng.

The long sword was unsheathed, glowing with a faint cold light under the pearl light, which was bound to win.

"I can't help myself!"

The deepest secret in his heart was revealed, and Chu Cheng, who was brushed against the scales, snorted coldly, and took advantage of the situation to hold the jade flute on his waist in his hand, which was able to block the sword of the head.

With the help of force, when Zhusha retreated, he reached out and pressed lightly on the body of the flute, and suddenly stretched out a thin sword with the length of his forearm in the jade bone, and slashed a sharp sword qi in the wind, hitting the door of Zhushamian directly.

Zhu Sha raised his hand to block, turned over, bent over, and slid under the sword, and the moment the long sword and the thin sword collided, there was a slight trembling sound.

If they fought several times, Chu Cheng's body had gradually oozed blood, and the white jade flute bone sword was also infected with blood.

On the other hand, Zhu Sha is no longer as calm as before, and when parrying, he shows a little difficulty, and even the hair on his sideburns is broken off by the sword qi.

"Bell ......"

A crisp sound came, Chu Cheng's thin sword was in the waist of the sand, but it did not have the touch of stabbing, but it seemed to be blocked by something, giving birth to the sound of gold and jade.

When he raised his hand, he saw an object rolling down from Zhusha's waist, rolling a few times, and falling at his feet.

With just a glance, he couldn't move for half a minute.

And it was precisely at this moment of distraction that Zhu Sha's sword had already stabbed him in the chest and abdomen.

However, Chu Cheng didn't seem to notice the pain, and only when he was brought down by the force of Zhu Sha's sword before he stretched out his hand and slowly touched the jade seal that had fallen.

When he saw the four big characters "Yangping Gongyin" on it, he laughed unconsciously.

Zhu Sha held the sword and looked at Chu Cheng, who was suddenly crazy in front of him, and suddenly felt a little at a loss.

Her eyes couldn't help but look to a corner on the left, but there was still no response.

With a ruthless heart, the long sword of Zhusha was unsheathed again, and with a blow on Chu Cheng's wrist, the jade seal fell off again, and was finally held in her hand: "This is my thing." ”

"Yangping Gongyin, how can it belong to you?"

Chu Cheng raised his head with a contemptuous smile, but the moment he saw Zhu Sha's face, his face suddenly froze, with a little disbelief: "Impossible...... It couldn't be ......."

It must not be true......

As if to deny the doubts in his heart, he stared at Zhusha carefully, but it was difficult to convince himself: "It's too similar...... It's too similar...... You...... Isn't it called Zhusha ......?"

"Who is Zhusha?"

Meng Buding was called out by his name, and Zhu Sha lost his mind for a moment, but in an instant, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled, hiding the uneasiness in his heart: "Ning Guohou is afraid that he has recognized the wrong person, right?"

"I won't be mistaken...... I won't admit my mistake......" Chu Cheng closed his eyes, shook his head and sighed: "How can I admit my mistake...... My own daughter...... How could you admit your mistake......"

"What are you talking about? Your daughter Lord Yi is still waiting for you to come to the rescue, if she knows that her father recognized her relatives halfway, I don't know how she will feel?"

Zhu Sha sneered, it was ridiculous, it was ridiculous.

"You were raised by Xuezhu, right? Did she come too?" Chu Cheng ignored Zhu Sha's taunt and asked another question instead.

Zhu Sha was about to deny it, but he heard a hoarse voice from the side, which was piercing and hoarse, like firewood cutting through porcelain.

"It's rare that Ning Guohou still remembers me, but I don't know if you still remember my master all these years?"

The deceased is gone, and the past that I thought had been hidden for thirteen years would turn into ashes with the fire, who would have thought that today, it would be re-revealed.

"I haven't forgotten. I've been saddened by Ah Hui's death, and I've been looking for you all these years. ”

At this moment, Chu Cheng gradually regained his senses.

"What are you looking for an old servant of mine? From the moment the Holy Decree was issued, the master had completely lost hope for you. ”

As he approached step by step, Xue Zhu's scarred face appeared in the light like a vicious evil, his voice was hoarse and ugly, and the words he uttered were even more heart-piercing.

Since the decree of treason against the enemy has been handed down...... No, from the moment Yi Xun was born, Ah Hui was already disappointed in himself......

"I ......"

Chu Cheng was speechless for a moment, but he didn't care about the ridicule in Xue Zhu's words, and still expressed the doubts that made him think hard for thirteen years: "What happened in the days when I was away?"

"What's going on, isn't Ning Guohou more aware than me?"

8. Past events

Thirty years ago, the emperor's favorite concubine died in childbirth, leaving behind a pair of snow-white and jade-rich children.

Some tribulations may be a certain number in life.

Later, the only one who was able to grow up safely was the thin little prince.

With the rarest paternal love and guilt of the royal family, the first emperor gave him the greatest honor.

The royal pen is given the name of Hui, personally raised since childhood, thirteen years old marquis, fifteen-year-old to give the public, the number Yangping, take the Mu of the sky, smooth and peaceful meaning, is for the Yangping Gong.

There are rumors in the market that the first emperor wanted to pass the throne to Yangping Gong many times, but fortunately, the auxiliary ministers advised him on the grounds of "establishing a successor and establishing a long line", and Yang Pinggong had no intention of political affairs, so this farce was stopped.

Because he was favored by the first emperor when he was young, he was the youngest prince and did not please the other imperial heirs.

Only except for the queen's second son, who is now the Marquis of Ningguo, Chu Cheng.

The two got married, and it is said that it was because of a jar of wine.

At that time, Chu Cheng was not the Marquis of Ning Guo, who everyone admires now.

At that time, he was just a playboy who drank and had fun in Chang'an City.

At that time, Chu Cheng and his colleagues were having fun in the Chu Pavilion, which coincided with the store giving a jar of fine wine. The two of them were very applauded after drinking, and they wanted to drink again, but who knew that the store only had this one jar.

Later, after some inquiry, I learned that the source of this wine was the newly crowned Duke of Yangping, Chu Hui.

Not surprisingly, Chu Cheng, who was addicted to alcohol, relied on this half-brother and ran to the Yangping Mansion all day long, in order to taste the best wine for the first time.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Pinggong, who originally lived in a simple place and was so withdrawn that he never dealt with people, had his first friend.

Fifteen or sixteen-year-old sons and daughters don't have too many taboos when they get along, and it is also in such casual intimate contact that Chu Cheng can break the biggest lie of Darong in the past fifteen years.

Yang Pinggong, who is handsome and weak in the eyes of the world, and even a little frail, actually died early fifteen years ago.

The one who survived was the little princess who was rumored to have died a long time ago.

- Ah Hui, a woman.

When Chu Cheng digested the news, he suddenly felt a little happy and lucky, but then he was infinitely annoyed and desperate.

He is already a person, if he doesn't know that Ah Hui is a woman, he can still deceive such intimacy is between brothers, but when he knows Ah Hui's true identity, how can he let himself who gave birth to such a dirty thought face her innocent day and night.

The blood bond between the brothers and sisters is a gap that can never be crossed between them.

So when the emperor chose his relatives, he resolutely responded to the family affairs of Shangshu Mansion.

I thought it would be over.

But people have good and bad luck, and no matter how great the grace is, there will eventually be a day when the giver will leave.

9. Chess pieces

In the twenty-third year of Darong, Emperor Rong died, and before his death, he summoned Yangping Gong for a secret talk, and later passed on the crown prince.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the first order he issued was that as Emperor Xuanxian's favorite prince, Duke Yangping needed to keep filial piety for the emperor for three years.

Chu Cheng still remembered what he looked like when he saw Ah Hui again.

The already thin and thin man in Plain Suri became skinny in just three days.

The eyes that were originally as clear as a clear spring are no longer the original agility and clarity, leaving only hopeless gray and despair.

"My father is gone, and Ah Hui has no relatives in this world. Let the people who were about to fall lean on their shoulders, Chu Cheng heard the thin murmur.

"Ah Hui, don't be afraid, you still have me, you and Ah Cheng, I will always be with you. Chu Cheng suddenly had a feeling that from now on, he would lose the person in front of him forever.

"No, no. A self-pitying chuckle made Chu Cheng touch the truest side of the truth:

"I'm not your brother, I'm a woman, but I'm not a princess either...... Father's ...... Your Majesty said, "I'm just an ordinary baby of the people......"

It seemed to be a thunderbolt, and Chu Cheng was frozen on the spot and couldn't think for half a minute, and after a while, he recalled what Ah Hui had just said.

Hugging the person in front of him tightly into his arms, it seemed to be a lost and recovered treasure, Chu Cheng had never felt like he was happy.

"Ah Huo, how can I be reluctant to leave you. Ah Cheng rejoices you...... How can Ah Cheng be willing to leave you......"

"Joy?" The people around him sighed softly, as if they were distracted for a moment, and after a while, they were a little timid: "Is it like Your Majesty likes the concubine?"

Since the concubine went, Emperor Wen reviewed the portrait every day, which was a meal, and he would also let people prepare a copy for the portrait of the concubine, which seemed to be still there.

"It's such joy. It's the joy of His Majesty's joy and concubine...... But it's not that kind of joy......" The confinement that was originally in his heart was broken in an instant, Chu Cheng looked at those blank and Chu Chu eyes, Chu Cheng's heart was painful.

The next moment, he lightly imprinted Ah Hui's lips.

"What the hell is that...... What kind of joy is it......" The doubt was stopped, and in the night, only the sound of breathing remained.

Fifteen years ago, the mother and son were not lucky to return.

Whether it is God's trickery or the sinister of people's hearts, no one can verify.

But what lives in the eyes of the world is indeed a baby that the first emperor brought from the people.

The addition of honor and favor is just a void and a snake for the concubine's mother.

Behind the grace, there is the crazy jealousy and unwillingness of others.

It turns out that in the imperial chess game, everyone is a chess piece.

My joy in you is completely different from their joy in profit and calculation......

On that winter night, the first snow fell since the founding of the Darong Dynasty, but the two people who hugged each other did not feel cold at all.

Perhaps, just yet, the biggest snowstorm.

10. There is joy

"When is the imperial sister-in-law's birth?" Under the plum tree, the young man in snow-colored clothes had a surging, and he couldn't see joy, anger, sorrow, or joy.

"Ah Hui ......"

"The royal rites can't be lost, I don't want to be underestimated. Reaching out to catch the falling petals, the boy said.

"Ah Hui, if you believe me, the promise you say will not let you go. When my father's three-year filial piety period expires, I will take you away. I will take care of the affairs in the house, you can rest assured. Chu Cheng said urgently.

"How can you make me feel at ease, will you follow the example of the first emperor again?" the young man smiled miserably, "How can the child be innocent......

"I ......"

"Give birth. As a mother, how can you ...... "The young man turned away, and there was a faint sentence floating in the wind: "Hope, there will be no next time......"

"Definitely not!" shouted the birds, startling the foraging birds, but in the winter, they bred a little joy.

Now that I have a heart, if I go to touch others again, don't say that Ah Huo is dissatisfied, it is himself, and he can't forgive himself, right?

However, no one could have predicted when the unexpected would strike.

In the summer of the second year of the new emperor, smallpox spread, and as soon as the daughter of Ning Guohou Fu was born, she contracted a vicious disease and died young.

That year, there were so many people dying of illness that no one wondered why the most vulnerable children died.

Three years have passed, when all hopes are in front of us, the Marquis of Ningguo Mansion ushered in unexpected joy:

"Congratulations to Master Hou! Congratulations to Master Hou! Mother and daughter are safe!"

Looking at the almost strange woman in front of him, and the baby who was still crying, Chu Cheng only felt that his eyes were dark.

When he regained consciousness, his right hand was unconsciously covering the child's neck.

"Master Hou......"

I don't know who exclaimed, Chu Cheng realized what he was doing.

"How innocent is the child...... the young man's sigh echoed in his ears again.

The right hand slowly moved up and stroked the child's cheek, and Ning Guohou, who originally looked dignified, finally showed a fatherly smile: "If the state is like a pink glow, there is a phoenix to come, in the future, I will call her a ritual." ”

"Yi Zhen...... ......

"The county lord is really pink and cute......"

"The name of the Marquis Xie ......"

Walking out of the house, the joy of the house gradually dissipated, and the smile on the corner of Chu Cheng's lips disappeared.

"Damn!"

A fist slammed into the laurel tree beside him, oozing bloodstains.

Throughout the ages, what prince did he know that he was going to be a father at the moment when his child was born?

He hadn't touched her since his first child was born three years ago...... No, it was the family banquet when I accompanied my wife last year......

The wine ......

It's really a good calculation! No wonder I can't go out of living in the Buddha hall for ten months, but I think I am dedicated to the Buddha, who would have thought that it was a pearl and a secret knot......

But the top priority is not to investigate right and wrong, but how to make Ah Hui not misunderstand again!

Yangping Mansion.

Before Chu Cheng could explain his reason, he was interrupted by the white-clothed young man in front of him: "Come, how about tasting the wine this time first!"

"Much better than last time. Chu Cheng smiled bitterly, but he didn't know the taste of it.

"I think so too! Then it's finalized, this osmanthus green plum brew uses this recipe!"

"What's this new condiment?" Chu Cheng said reluctantly, greeting the young man's interest.

The young man's face was full of joy, and he patted Chu Cheng on the shoulder: "Come, give you a question, if you can solve it, then I will tell you what is the last thing to add to this green plum osmanthus brew." ”

"What if you can't solve it?" For some reason, Chu Cheng's heart trembled.

"That's the end of it, you'll never see me again in your life. The young man didn't care, as if he said casually, he hugged the wine jar in his hand and ran into the house.

Turning around, he smiled and said, "I'll go and record this new recipe first, I'll wait for your answer!"

After turning around, there were tears on his face that no one noticed.

In the end, Ah Hui didn't wait for Chu Cheng's answer, but waited for a holy order.

Collaborate with the enemy and treason, and drink white silk.

Looking at the choice in front of him, Ah Hui was suddenly relieved.

All his life, but full of lies.

In this case, you might as well let everything be burned and turned into a fire in the sky.

That fire burned for a day, and in the blue sky and daylight, it still reflected half of Chang'an.

When Chu Cheng arrived, only the dust and smoke of rotten wood remained, and the smoke curled up in the sunlight......

11. What a bully

"Ah Hui has never asked about the world, how could she collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?! If it weren't for the people around you who did it, how could she be involved?!"

The past passed by one by one, and in the face of Xue Zhu's questioning, Chu Cheng also raised his doubts.

"Thirteen years later, Ning Guohou's understanding of this matter is still stuck in such a shallow place?"

Xue Zhu put down the black veil on his head, revealing the scar that had been burned to the point that there was no longer black hair: "If you want to add to the crime, why do you have no excuse? The people around the master are all old people who have followed him for many years, do you think, who is doing it behind his back? If he can quietly give birth to a child, how can he not use the power of the military department to speak in front of the king?"

Approaching two steps, Xue Zhu sneered again and again, and the face covered with scars looked even more eerie: "Or is it that in the eyes of Ning Guohou, the plaice is far more affectionate than the truth?!"

"In my heart, no one can be more important than Ah Hui!" Chu Cheng suddenly raised his voice, and then hid his face and cried, "But what's the use...... What's the use...... I still couldn't protect her, and I left her......"

Xue Zhu was unmoved: "Yes, what's the use? If it's useless, then the blood debt, let's pay it with blood!"

After saying that, he saw Zhu Sha draw his sword and take off into the air, and at the same time, a person fell from above.

The red mink embroidered hibiscus is scattered in the air, and at a glance, you can recognize that it is the robbed lord of Yizhen.

Seeing the flash of the sword, Chu Cheng couldn't help but take off at the same time, and stopped him with a loud voice: "Zhu Sha! Stop! Yi Zhen is your own sister!"

But Zhu Sha didn't hear it, and the speed of the shot did not stop at all, and he landed in another place with the Yi Yi, and motioned to Xuezhu not far away: "Mother-in-law, I'll leave it to you." ”

As he spoke, he pushed Yi Cheng out, and hit the blade sent by Chu Cheng, and corrected with a calm expression:

"I don't have parents, and I don't have sisters. ”

Chu Cheng started at this moment, he couldn't be as arrogant as he was the first, and wanted to stop it, but he was afraid of hurting Zhusha.

"Ah——h

In the midst of the stalemate, a hoarse chant came.

The two of them turned around together, and they saw the woman in red who should have been unconscious, her eyes were clear at the moment, and the golden luan in her hand was shaking, stabbing Xue Zhu's left eye.

"Mother-in-law——

"Ritual ——"

The sword had no eyes, and Zhu Sha couldn't care about anything else, so he rushed to Xuezhu's side, and raised his sword to slash at Yi Zhen, who was already stunned on the spot.

"Live...... Stop......"

The breath is like a gossamer, hoarse and torn, but it is clearly audible.

The long sword was two inches on Yi Chen's head, and he could not stop, enduring the great grief and depression in his heart, Zhu Sha withdrew the long sword, but kicked Yi Xun to the side, and turned around to hug the fallen Xue Zhu.

"If it weren't for my mother-in-law, I would have killed her. Zhu Sha gritted his teeth and looked at Chu Cheng.

Rao was worried about his beloved daughter, but Chu Cheng couldn't help but feel guilty about Xuezhu, so he came forward and prepared to check the injury.

"Ah Cheng......" Zhu Sha was about to attack, but he heard the voice of the person in his arms murmuring.

"Mother-in-law, what are you talking about?" said Zhu Sha eagerly.

"Ah Cheng...... Ah Cheng ......" Xue Zhu's voice rose a little higher, although he was still hoarse, but he could already hear what he was saying.

Chu Cheng only felt that the thunder and fire were falling from the sky.

Only one person would call him that......

"Ah...... Ah Hui ?...... "Chu Cheng couldn't believe it.

"It's me...... Ah Cheng ...... Look, I didn't lie to you......" Xue Zhu slowly reached out and stroked his cheek, and little by little from behind his ear, he tore off the human skin mask covering his face.

In front of several people, it was still a face that had been devastated by the flames, but from the half of the skin that was still intact, it was completely possible to imagine how beautiful the person in front of him should be.

I'll see you again when you're done......

You see, I didn't lie to you......

"Ah Huo...... Ah Hui ...... Ahh

The heart-rending sound came from under the moon platform, but the entire Chang'an Avenue was still silent, like every sleeping night.

The snow is safe, the wheat is covered with three layers, and there may be a good harvest in the coming year.

12. True or false

Listening to Zhu Sha tell the story of that night, the man with bright yellow and crowned jade in front of him groaned slightly: "So, Ning Guohou is so martyred?"

"Yes. "Zhu Sha is on his head, and there is no wave on his face," after the mother-in-law revealed her identity, she passed away not long after, and Ning Guohou also raised her sword to accompany her. ”

Although he understands that Xuezhu is just played by Ah Hui, Zhu Sha is still used to calling her "mother-in-law".

"What about Yi Zhen? you just let her go?" the emperor paused for a moment, and suddenly realized: "Yes, she is your sister after all." ”

"What is there to worry about people who are already crazy. My mother-in-law has raised me for 16 years, and I only have one relative. ”

"Even if Marquis Ning abandoned you back then, was it because of her?" the emperor raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"No pretensions. Zhu Sha stroked the jade seal in his hand.

"Every time you say this, I always think of Ah Hui back then. The Emperor put his hands behind his back and walked forward.

"The first time was before my father's death. When he told me that Ah Huo was just an innocent orphan girl who was dragged into the royal power struggle, I didn't believe her, and I didn't want to let her go. It was only after responding to her father's entrustment and listening to her sentence of 'no vain and innocent' that I thought about how she would continue to fulfill her father's deceptive lie.

"The second time was when you were born. At that time, Chu Cheng was determined to remove you, the obstacle that stood between him and Ah Hui. It was Ah Hui who came to me and asked me to rescue you and keep you by my side. At that time, what she said was 'childish and innocent'. So I have been deceiving your true identity, not intentionally deceiving you.

The third time was the day Yi Zhen was born. In fact, as early as when Chu Cheng went to look for her, she had already learned the news. It is not someone else, it is the person sent by Mrs. Ning Guohou. At the same time, the reference book of the military department was also put on the case of my book. They all thought that Chu Cheng was a good man because of Ah Hui, that I would care about my father's special favor for Ah Hui, and that I wanted to attack her. But I miscalculated, the fact that Ah Hui is a woman. ”

"Then the third time, what did the mother-in-law say?" Zhu Sha walked slowly and followed behind the emperor.

"'Foolishness'. The Emperor paused and brushed the snow from his sleeves.

"Mother-in-law is talking about herself, right?"

"It's yourself, and it's your mother, Mrs. Ning Guohou. The emperor was quite worried, "I thought that Ah Hui was going to find me to be the master, and I could press the fold, but I couldn't give marriage." Unless Chu Cheng leaves with her. However, she no longer trusts Chu Cheng, so she has the later push the boat down the river, the crime of collaborating with the enemy, and the self-immolation of the golden cicada in fear of crime, and the lie of the book of the Yuanbing Department. If it weren't for the real Xuezhu, I'm afraid that Ah Huo would have died in that fire. ”

If you don't bent on death, how can you hurt your face, and how can there be those things that followed?

"It's just weird, Chu Yiyun privately made that Yulu hibiscus brew. I only replaced the green plum with a hibiscus, and if I were my mother-in-law, I wouldn't agree. Zhu Sha looked calm.

The emperor bowed his head, and Zhu Sha did know Ah Huo well enough.

With her temperament, she can endure the reunion and happiness of Ning Guohou's family, but she is unwilling to let her hard work be stolen by others.

"Have you ever been to see Mrs. Ning Guohou?"

"Jiang Lao Liu asked me when I would be able to sell osmanthus green plum stuffed in a bright and bright way. Zhu Sha diverted the conversation.

Knowing that she was unwilling to continue the topic, the emperor sighed slightly: "Next month." On Chinese New Year's Eve, when the imperial banquet was held, it was the fourteenth anniversary of the Duke of Yangping, and it was also time to help Ah Jue redress his grievances and give an explanation to his father and emperor. The military department has not known how to restrain itself for so many years, and it is time for him to remember it for a long time. ”

"That Zhusha thanked Your Majesty on behalf of her mother-in-law - there is one more thing: this is the case, and Zhusha should also say goodbye. ”

"To this day, don't you ask, why did Ah Huo take you to the Yangping Mansion, and why did I find someone to teach you martial arts since you were a child?

"It doesn't matter anymore. In this life, it is extremely rare to be able to cherish one person so much. Nothing else is as important as why His Majesty has repeatedly helped her mother-in-law. As long as you achieve your own goals, what does it matter if it is true or false, truth or lies?"

Zhu Sha smiled, which was an unprecedented relief and insight.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

Yes, what's the point?

Ah Hui's most proud osmanthus green plum brew in his life, the last condiment, is cinnabar......

In the end, in the long chess game of the past few decades, the one who has seen it most thoroughly is a little girl......

"You're right. The Emperor nodded, "Let's go—if you're tired, don't forget to come back and see me." After all, it's not just your mother-in-law who really cares about you after raising you for so long. ”

"The sand will be. ”

Saluted silently, and the footsteps faded away.

After being completely silent, the emperor looked at the sky and suddenly understood why Ah Hui, an orphan girl from the people, would also be treated by her father as his own.

The snow gradually became heavier, gradually covering the Son of Heaven in the Independence Garden, and also wrapped the mansions in Chang'an City with new makeup.

Whether it is the Yangping Mansion that was once burned, or the Ningguo Marquis Mansion where only widows and children are left, or the streets of Chang'an, where there were shocking thieves, they are all calm in this snow.

It's like the footprints of the snowshirt girl who left with a sword in the snow.

Life is short, true or false, nothing more than that.