Gan Song and Bai Zhi quietly exited the quiet room and closed the door, leaving the emperor with his brother-in-law a space to be alone after a long absence. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qin Bai looked at the emperor's current appearance, although he was more dignified than more than thirty years ago, but at the same time, he was even older. He felt sour in his heart, and he wanted to open his mouth and shout "brother-in-law" like he did back then, but thinking of the difference between the identities of the two now, and thinking of his original plan, he still calmed down, knelt down respectfully, and said: "The grass people meet the emperor." ”

The emperor hugged him, and his eyes were faintly red: "Brother Bai, I haven't seen you for more than 30 years, how can you be separated from me? This is not the palace, you and I are close relatives, and we will meet again after a long absence, just call me brother-in-law as before, isn't it?"

Qin Bai said with a slight chok: "There is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and the grass people dare not be rude." ”

The emperor was even more sad when he heard this, and with the force of his hand, he helped Qin Bai up, looked at it a few times, and felt indescribably sad in his heart.

The last time he saw this brother-in-law, Qin Bai was still a young and high-spirited prince of the Hou Mansion, with a gentle and elegant temperament, and a cheerful and funny person, he was a handsome young man who was favored by his family since he was a child. After thirty-two years, Qin Bai is now a half-hundred-year-old man with gray temples, thin and thin, weathered, wearing half-old cloth clothes, obviously not rich. The emperor thought that the younger brother who had never forgotten his deceased wife until his death had been exiled for more than 30 years for some inexplicable reasons, and he didn't know how much he had suffered, but the culprit was enjoying glory and wealth in the capital, and this wealth was still given by him, and his heart was like a knife.

The emperor held Qin Bai's arm and wanted to ask him how much he had suffered over the years, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything. Qin Bai suffered these hardships, Qin Song and Canaan were certainly guilty, but how could he be innocent? He didn't know how long he hesitated before he overcame the guilt in his heart and made up his mind to come to see Qin Bai. But when he really saw people, he found that the level in his heart was not so easy to pass.

Although Qin Bai didn't know what the emperor was thinking, he could also see that he was full of guilt towards himself. Is the emperor's brother-in-law guilty for not seeing through the lies of Canan and Qin Song? What is this?

Qin Bai gently helped the emperor: "Your Majesty, please take a seat." The emperor grabbed him: "Let's sit together and talk well." Qin Bai didn't object.

When the emperor met him face to face, he did not call him "I", but called himself "I", that is, he spoke to him as a brother-in-law, not as condescending as an emperor. It was enough for him to make a small gesture, and he didn't have to be too angry with the emperor. He hasn't seen him for more than 30 years, and he still needs to remind the emperor of the old friendship many years ago. Otherwise, what should be done about the aftermath?

The two sat down on both sides of the table, and the emperor looked at Qin Bai again, a little angry: "Qin Song didn't even make you a new dress?"

Qin Bai smiled slightly: "New clothes are naturally available, although the eldest brother is careless, the sister-in-law is a careful person, and she has no intention of neglecting our family." It's just that when I went out today, the dress was too gorgeous, and it was too public, so I took out the old homely clothes from the past and put them on, which were also dirty and wear-resistant. Don't misunderstand the eldest brother, the emperor is not so stingy. ”

The emperor sneered: "Of course, he will not be stingy with himself and his children and grandchildren, but he has never had a heart for you, a younger brother." It's hard for your brother to have shared hardships in the northwest, and he has not received the favor of your father-in-law. Look at him, like a man who knows what to do? It makes people angry when they see him!"

As soon as the emperor said this, Qin Bai knew that his marriage with the Niu family, as well as the old things of the year, the emperor would probably have figured it out. However, Qin Ping was on an errand in front of the emperor, and it was easy for the emperor to inquire, but Qin Bai didn't take it to heart.

He just bowed his head and apologized to the emperor: "I was negligent back then, first I didn't bother to inquire about the queen's illness in a hurry, I went to Tianjin, missed the opportunity to see the queen's mother for the last time, and then I didn't see that Canaan was lying, and I went for more than 30 years, I never did my best for the emperor, I shared my worries, I really couldn't stand the love between the emperor and the queen, and asked the emperor to forgive me." As he spoke, he got up and knelt again.

The emperor restrained him, his face full of shame: "Don't say it again, how can it be said that what happened back then can be said to be your sin? It is clear that Qin Song and Jianan deceived you for selfishness." You just think that is really your sister's idea, and leave the capital after being wronged. If I had been more vigilant, had gone to you earlier, and had explained the matter, where would there have been more than 30 years of separation? Although Qin Song and Canaan are unforgivable, I am also responsible. I'm the one who hurt you!"

Qin Bai wanted to say more, but the emperor stopped him again: "Don't talk yet, listen to me, what happened back then, in fact, there is still an inside story." Jatamansi and Angelica are not the whole story. ”

Qin Bai was stunned, then quieted down and listened to the emperor's account of the old events.

After the emperor ascended the throne that year, he rehabilitated the Yue family and summoned the Qin family back to the capital. At that time, the queen fell ill again because of her weak health, and when she heard that her father and stepmother had died one after another, she suffered another blow and her condition worsened. At that time, the queen felt a lot of guilt in her heart, and she only felt that the Qin family had not been robbed, and it was completely because she was affected by herself, but the result was that her parents died, and her brother also lost his life. She cherished the Qin family's relatives very much at that time, even if the identity of her eldest nephew Qin Bofu was doubtful, and his biological mother Xue had the unrighteous act of betraying her in-laws, the queen also tolerated it.

She said to the emperor at that time: "Aunt Fu knows that Xue's pregnancy is pregnant, Aunt Zhang also knows, and the age of Bofu's child is also right, it is indeed possible that it is really the flesh and blood of the second brother." If he is indeed the heir of the second brother, the second brother will inherit the incense in the future, and he will not become extinct. If he is not the heir of the second brother, I recognize the child, which is to save his life, and it can be regarded as accumulating virtue, and in the future, Aunt Fu can be regarded as having a grandson under Chenghuan's knees, and she will have to rely on her old age. Thinking about it this way, it's good to keep that kid behind. He is too young to be separated from his biological mother, so let the Xue family stay in the Qin family to take care of him. ”

Even the Xue family, Qin Bofu, and Queen Qin cherish it so much, let alone the brother of a mother's sibling?

Helplessly, Qin Song is really a dou who can't be helped. After he returned to the capital, he first fought with the Xue family for the power of the Hou Mansion and made some jokes, and later took revenge on the Ma family and other people who had offended him, and even more extravagantly prepared for the wedding with the Xu family, and at the same time relied on the fact that he was the brother of the Empress Qin, and was very ambitious to recover the military power of his deceased father during his lifetime, and intervened in the affairs of the imperial court. Obviously, he will not be willing to be a quiet relative, he wants to grasp the real power and call for wind and rain in the capital.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the wisdom and the means, he relies on the fox and the fake tiger, and he carries the Empress Qin out to oppress people at every turn, which greatly damages the reputation of the Empress Qin, and the emperor will annoy him to death. He also stubbornly guarded Qin Bai's whereabouts, refused to tell the truth, and only blindly said something that no one believed to slander Qin Bai, making Empress Qin anxious and sad. If it weren't for the fact that Qin Bai hadn't returned to Beijing at that time, the emperor didn't want to openly dispose of Empress Qin's brother and damage his wife's reputation, and it was estimated that he would have killed him directly.

The emperor had thought at that time that when Qin Bai came back, he would immediately give officials and knights, so that Qin Bai could gain a firm foothold in the court. With this reliable uncle here, Qin Song will stay where it is cool. If he can stay in peace, the emperor can still allow him to be a rich idler, if not, he will die quietly and report his illness, it is not a big deal. The emperor didn't tell anyone about this idea, not even the attendants around him, but Empress Qin and him were married and maybe noticed something.

Later, Empress Qin first took her illness to the table, pleaded guilty for her brother, and ordered Qin Song to go home to prepare for marriage, and was not allowed to interfere in government affairs again, which is estimated to be Queen Qin's efforts to save her brother's life. Qin Song naturally didn't appreciate it, he had no official position and power, and when he went home to prepare for the wedding, he didn't have to connect with the courtiers. At that time, the situation in the capital had not completely stabilized, and many former ministers who had been attached to other princes were panicked, such as the Xu family, who had done a lot to protect the future of the family, even if they knew that Qin Song was unreliable. If it weren't for the fact that the old man of the Xu family was still there at the time, he knew in his heart that he would stop his children and grandchildren, but he was afraid that the Xu family would have done irreparable wrongdoing. This made the emperor's dislike for Qin Song even deeper, and he made the decision early on that he would never be hired.

Later, Qin Song remarried, the queen was seriously ill, and before she died, she summoned the confidants around her and told her something. The emperor didn't know the content, and only vaguely guessed that it might be a last word for Qin Bai. Since Empress Qin planned to hide it from him, she naturally had her intentions, and the emperor would not deliberately inquire about his wife's secrets, so he never asked Gan Song and the others. Later, Ganan claimed to have gone out of the palace on the orders of the empress, and he also released him. When Canan returned to the palace, he said that she had seen Qin Bai outside the palace, and he was really surprised.

When Qin Bai heard this, he was also surprised: "The emperor knew that I had come back to the capital?!"

The Emperor sighed: "Yes, I know. When you returned to the Chengenhou Mansion in the capital, Qin Song was not the only one who knew about it. At that time, no one thought it was you, and after a long time, someone would always come back to it. Canan probably knew that this matter could not be hidden, and even if it did, sooner or later I would send someone to find out your whereabouts, and it would be better to eliminate the future trouble earlier, so he confessed to me. ”

Qin Bai had a faint premonition: "What did Canaan say to the emperor?"

The emperor smiled bitterly: "She told me that when the queen left a will on her deathbed, so that when the palace people saw you, she told you that you were wronged, and it was Qin Song who harmed you, and she felt guilty." After her death, Qin Song relied on himself as the eldest brother, and I was afraid that he would suppress him everywhere and do more things that could not be done to you. Qin Song is useless, for the sake of the Qin family's foundation, he can't be soft-hearted. She also left poison and wine with you, and asked you to secretly execute Qin Song and take on the responsibility of the Qin family herself. The Qin family will be handed over to you in the future, I just hope that you can live up to her expectations and let the Qin family prosper again. ”

Qin Bai was dumbfounded. According to Gan Song and Bai Zhi, Empress Qin's will did have a similar meaning, but it was definitely not so straightforward, let alone poisonous......

Qin Bai looked at the emperor, and the emperor nodded: "When Ganan said this, he just knows that you will never do what the false will says." Canan also said that this was deliberately done by the queen, the purpose was to make you feel grateful for her sister's love and care, swore that she would never harm Qin Song's life, and took the initiative to leave the capital to protect Qin Song's wealth and honor. Canan said that the queen was secretly instructed to act secretly in order to save her brother's life and future. As for you, the younger brother, it's okay to leave for two or three years. When things have changed, if you come back, it will only be a few words of training, and Yu Qinsong will be unhindered, won't everyone be happy?"

Twenty or three years? What Ganan said to Qin Bai was obviously asking him to come back in twenty or thirty years.

Qin Bai found that he really underestimated Canaan. She actually deceived him and the emperor, even if Gan Song and others said the real will of Empress Qin, they could prevaricate the past. She did everything she could, but she got nothing, so she could only say that it was time and fate.

There are always things in this world that cannot be succeeded by calculation alone. (To be continued.) )