In the fifteenth year of Zhenqing, it was the last year of the reign of Emperor Taishang, and on the first day of the following year, the crown prince Rong Jue inherited the throne and changed the Yuan Chengtai.

The first thing after Emperor Chengtai ascended the throne was, of course, a big wedding.

The second thing is to canonize the clansmen.

The first to be canonized was, of course, his younger brother Rong Yu, the king of Lingqiu.

In fact, according to the rules of the royal family, Rong Yu should have been crowned king a long time ago. However, Rong Sleeping Crane and Sheng Weiqiao have never mentioned it, because Rong Sleeping Crane has been dictatorial for more than ten years, and Rong Yu is also the emperor's biological flesh and blood, and he is not a concubine or anything, even if his father and mother are more partial to the eldest son, I don't think it will be too bad for him.

So I didn't mention it all along.

Looking at this situation now, it suddenly became clear that the emperor and queen had specially left this opportunity to Emperor Chengtai, so that Rong Yu could miss his brother's affection.

Later, they were canonized, as well as Rong Qingxi's second sons Rong Lingyu and Rong Lingsui, who were named the king of Wencheng County and the king of Yuncheng County respectively in accordance with the rules.

Emperor Chengtai's explanation to the outside world is that because Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife have no daughters under their knees, they treat their nieces as daughters, so the Empress Dowager Sheng Weiqiao specially told the princess of the book.

This matter has caused some small opposition, mainly because I feel that the new monarch is too good to the Gaomi Palace, and I am afraid that it will be too much, and the Gaomi Mansion will be spoiled, and there will be some turmoil.

But the gossip in the palace said that when Sheng Weiqiao told him about this, the Emperor Taishang was also present and nodded, so the words disappeared immediately.

After all, it's just the words of the queen mother and the new monarch, and there is still the possibility of being willful, the emperor Rong Sleeping Crane's wrist, over the years, the important ministers can no longer understand the teaching, and they have become accustomed not to question any of his decisions.

In fact, the emperor will take the throne in advance, and after the ministers oppose it at first, they are briefly confused, and then they are relieved.

This is not only because I feel that it is easier to serve the new monarch Chengtai than to serve the emperor, but also because when the emperor is there, there is almost nothing else to say except for orders.

Xu Zijing, Sheng Lanci and other people who are close to the Emperor dare to speak out and advise, and the others have almost learned to shut up after the Emperor's two waves of bloodbath...... It's not that the court is all soft bones, the main thing is that if the emperor is a faint king, or he is mediocre and has nothing to do, many people don't care about the blood of the people of Jiangshan Sheji and Lishu.

But the emperor is not!

When he never ascended the throne, he was famous for his talent, and after he ascended the throne, many people were worried that he loved the Queen Mother Sheng Weiqiao too much, would he repeat the mistakes of Emperor Xuanjing?

But the facts over the years have proved that the harmony of the emperor and the queen are two different things from being the emperor's favorite concubine.

Emperor Taishang's northern expedition to Ruru, chasing the death to the north, completely annihilating the great cause of the Yujiulu clan, and fulfilling the wishes of the emperors since His Majesty Emperor Muzong, is enough for him to be remembered in the history books.

What's more, he governed the huge dynasty really well, so good that later generations thought that the emperor name of Emperor Chengtai was really appropriate, because it was not inherited from the results of Zhenqing's rule, and only then did the country and the people be prosperous and prosperous?

Such an emperor, if you talk to him to death, you will only be ridiculed for being stubborn and stubborn, and there is no benefit except for laughing at the generosity and affecting the family...... The ministers are stupid to commit this stubbornness!

Therefore, the new monarch passed the test so calmly for the grace of the Gaomi Palace.

It's just that in private, there are some cautious doubts that are not known to outsiders, that is, the children under the knees of the current Gaomi King and his wife have been canonized, but the early death of Jian'an Junjun, that is, the eldest daughter of the Gaomi King and his wife, Rong Yaoxin, does not have any sorrow.

Some elderly people recall that when Rong Yaoxin was there, he seemed to be very loved by the Queen Mother Sheng Weiqiao.

Even if others have forgotten this county monarch who died early, it is said that Sheng Weiqiao should not forget?

Combined with the father and son of the Huang family, that is, Rong Yaoxin's husband and father-in-law, in the entire Zhenqing Dynasty, did not get any reuse, with Huang Ziyue's example, but only did some insignificant petty officials, less than thirty years old hung up the seal early, returned to Shuzhong Sangzi seclusion, the fog of the past, somewhat cleared.

However, many years have passed, and the original grievances have also been covered with different feelings under the washing of the years.

Maybe something happened behind the scenes, maybe nothing, in short, after a slight commotion in the court, it passed very calmly.

Since then, the Gaomi Royal Mansion has become more and more cautious, and does not dare to show any arrogance because of the new monarch's kindness.

…… These temple things, for Chang'an, are worth a long aftertaste.

But for Rong Sleeping Crane and Sheng Weiqiao, they were left behind in a blink of an eye.

By this time they had already embarked on the ship to the south.

The first stop of the trip after the Taishang Emperor's throne was actually in Nanfeng County, which made Nanfeng County up and down, no, it should be said that the magistrates on the entire route from Chang'an to Nanfeng County were all looking forward and afraid.

Needless to say, the flattery and caution along the way.

It's just that Sheng Weiqiao was anxious to meet her elderly grandfather and grandmother, and under her urging, the building boat never docked at all, but she taught many people who thought they could take the opportunity to meet Tianyan to choke their wrists.

But there is one exception.

Bisu-gun.

Emperor Huan Guanlan, now it should be said that the hometown of Emperor Huan Guanlan of the two dynasties.

Since Yongyibo's family did not accompany him, he received the emperor at this time to personally worship Huan Guanlan's tomb, and those who came out to receive him were Huan Guanlan's second son, third son and other descendants.

These people have been in the county for a long time, and they haven't dealt with the high-level for many years, not to mention that the identity of Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife is so grand, even if Rong Sleeping Crane has the identity of Huan Guanlan's closed disciple, and they don't have to be nervous to take care of them with Yan Yuese, the group is still very frightened.

There were even a few people who were so scared that they lost their manners in front of the palace, and they almost fainted on the spot.

Sheng Weiqiao looked very emotional, Wen Yan comforted him a few words, asked someone to lead him down, and ordered some money and silk to be rewarded for peace of mind.

But what made her even more emotional was Huan Guanlan's grave.

If it weren't for the leadership of the Huan family, outsiders wouldn't have dared to believe that this famous emperor was just an ordinary little dirt bag, looking straight behind ordinary people.

Huan Guanlan's second son probably saw the Queen Mother's doubts, and came up tremblingly to explain that when Rong Sleeping Crane secretly sent Huan Guanlan's coffin to Bishui County, it was still Emperor Xuanjing's reign.

In order to avoid the spread of the news that Huan Guanlan had passed away, and also to avoid the Huan family from getting involved in the turmoil, under the decision of Huan Yehe, Huan Guanlan was buried in a remote valley, without a monument or a text, lonely and inconspicuous, and the villagers who died at will in the fields.

Don't even dare to pay tribute easily.

The Meng family, who was so prominent during his lifetime, and the previous generation of Gaomi kings were all regarded as powerful ministers, and they were recognized as great Confucians in China...... Who would have thought that such an ending would be behind him?

Sheng Weiqiao sighed, but also wondered: "Zhenqing has been in the dynasty for more than ten years, why hasn't the emperor's tomb been repaired?"

"That's what I meant. Before the Huan family could answer, Rong Sleeping Crane had already said slowly, "I promised back then that I would personally repair his grave." ”

Because of this promise, they stayed in Bishui County for half a month, and Rong Mianhe personally supervised the construction of the Huan Guanlan Mausoleum.

The new burial place was selected on a cliff near the sea, facing the sea and the mountains, and the feng shui was excellent.

The inscription was personally written by Rong Sleeping Crane, and it was extremely glorious.

Only half a month later, news came from Nanfeng County, saying that Old Lady Feng was sick and could not afford to be on the couch.

The old lady's age is already at the age when she can have a funeral.

Therefore, although it is just an ordinary wind chill, no one dares to slack off.

Worried that he might miss the last meeting, Sheng Weiqiao proposed to go to Nanfeng County first.

Rong Mianhe was not at ease, so he entrusted the rest of the matter to the personal inner supervisor who accompanied him, and personally accompanied his wife to continue south.

It was early spring when they set out from Chang'an, and it was already summer when they arrived in Nanfeng County.

After going ashore, the heat on my face is indescribably familiar.

However, Old Lady Feng's condition was not very good, even if the couple sent an accompanying imperial doctor, it only lasted for a short period of more than a month.

This famous old man in Nanfeng County passed away suddenly when he was gossiping with his granddaughter and grandson-in-law!

The death of Mrs. Feng hit the Queen Mother hard, but the grief is not over, and Mrs. Feng, who has been hand in hand for decades, has come all the way from a teenager to Mrs. Zhan, and a few days later, without illness and disaster, passed away without warning!

Before she left, she seemed to have some shadow and shadow induction, and specially called the Queen Mother to come to her, and asked alone: "Xinhe, over the years, everyone outside has said that you are doing well, are you really doing well?"

The Queen Mother was still immersed in the grief of Old Lady Feng's death, so she didn't notice anything, and said incomprehensibly: "Naturally, it's good...... Why did my grandmother say that, but did anyone say anything bad in front of you?"

"I'm just worried that the mountains and rivers are far away, and you are wronged and refuse to speak, and you will report good news but not bad news. When Mrs. Zhan heard this, she let go of one thing, and the whole person seemed to be a lot more relaxed, and said with a smile, "You child has been sensible and well-behaved since he was a child...... Fortunately, you are blessed and can always meet and cherish you. ”

Next, she chattered, said a lot of things about the Queen Mother when she was a child, and asked about the situation of Emperor Chengtai and King Lingqiu, and said with emotion, "When Ruibin was in Nanfeng County, our family hugged him up and down, and it was only a little bit like a ball at that time...... I really didn't expect that more than ten years would pass in a flash, and he would ascend the throne!"

Sheng Weiqiao gradually had a little foreboding at this time, smiled reluctantly, and said: "At that time, I was like a child myself, and I didn't know how to take care of him...... He is also thinking of you now, wait a few days, or let's go to Chang'an together and ask him to kowtow to you!"

"Chang'an!" Mrs. Zhan smiled, she was already very old at this time, even if she was pampered, her face was old, but her eyes were still looking forward to Ruoxing, and she said softly, "Your grandfather and I went north together, it seemed like ......it was just yesterday."

Sheng Weiqiao thought that she was going to continue to reminisce about the past, and was listening intently, but she listened to her grandmother's voice gradually lowering, and when she looked up, the old man's head slowly and slowly drooped down, not moving.

…… The death of the second elder of the Feng family directly led to Sheng Weiqiao's serious illness.

She had always been in good health, but this time she had been lying on the bed for more than a year before she was able to set off from Nanfeng County.

This is mainly because, in the past, she had a headache and brain fever, and a group of people surrounded her to ask for warmth, and she didn't have to worry about it at all.

But at this time, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Zhan both passed away, and the Feng family was certainly in a mess, the old lady Xuan Yu of the family, and Sheng Weiqiao's maiden parents, were also grief-stricken and couldn't help themselves.

Sheng Weiqiao couldn't say that he was sad, and he had to take care of his parents, aunts and uncles, even if he had the help of Rong Sleeping Crane, he was exhausted, and he said that he was recuperating during the couch, but in fact, he couldn't raise it at all.

It wasn't until after the turn of the year that the cadres more or less eased up, comforted each other, and finally got better.

At this time, the palace of Nanfeng County was almost built in full swing, and the location of this palace was in Lingxi Mountain, speaking of which, Lingxi Mountain and the Sheng family still have a bit of an unclear origin.

When the Sheng sisters were still young, Xu Baomo came to be a guest, and the old lady of the Sheng family arranged for his grandchildren to accompany him to play in this mountain, but when he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he was shocked to hear that the accident had changed, and he did not complete the tour.

Now Emperor Chengtai and his ministers decided to build a palace here because the Emperor Taishang and the Queen Mother have the intention of staying in Nanfeng County for a long time, so that Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife can live comfortably and safely, and since then, the entire Lingxi Mountain has almost become a royal forbidden place.

This action was very fast, and when Sheng Weiqiao came back to his senses and knew, the palace had already been built.

The main accommodation of sleeping cranes is Sheng Wei Qiao's wife, and there are not so many three palaces and six courtyards, so the palace does not need to be too large-scale, worthy of the identity of their husband and wife, and enough to accommodate the accompanying people.

"Is this the 'Sleeping Crane Fairy'?" The palace was almost built, and when there were only a few corners left, under the persuasion of the county guard and a group of relatives, Rong Sleeping Crane and his wife moved in first.

Because Sheng Weiqiao was not well at this time, it was difficult to move, and Rong Sleeping Crane had also been accompanying the sickbed and personally serving the decoction.

He has long been accustomed to doing this, Sheng Weiqiao has been pampered by his family as an eyeball since he landed, and after meeting him, he was used to being protected by him as a heart and liver, not to mention serving soup medicine, it is a matter of cooking in a pot, and he has not done it for this little ancestor.

For so many years, the close attendants around the two, as well as Emperor Chengtai and the brothers of King Lingqiu, are also commonplace.

As for Sheng Weiqiao himself, it is natural that he has enjoyed it from the beginning.

After a few days, she was much better, and she wanted to see what this palace looked like.

Rong Sleeping Crane naturally asked someone to get ready, and personally accompanied his wife out of the room.

The two walked in the courtyard, and as they walked, they saw a bush of peonies in bloom.

Sheng Weiqiao identified it and asked with some uncertainty, "Who planted it here?"

Because the name "sleeping crane" that Rong Sleeping Crane got from Huan Guanlan comes from this flower, according to convention, this needs to be avoided.

"I asked someone to move from the teacher's house. Hearing this, Rong Sleeping Crane glanced at the peony, and said warmly, "Our palace is on the mountain, and it is not hotter than the mountain, but it is still planted." ”

"Okay, how did you move from Chang'an?" Sheng Weiqiao leaned forward, lightly touched the petals, felt a little cold, quickly withdrew his hand, and said suspiciously, "Our place is not suitable for planting peonies, even if it is on the mountain...... I think it's a little weak, too?"

When he said this, one of the attendants coughed slightly.

Rong Sleeping Crane didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's just a bunch of flowers, and there is nothing in the original!" It's just that since I ascended the throne, the Huan family has cleaned out the teacher's former residence and taken care of it very carefully. It's been good before, but it's suddenly getting worse in the past two years, and last year this flower didn't bloom, and it didn't look like it would continue to live, and they were very scared, and they told me about it through Ah Xi, and asked me what kind of charter I was?"

"I didn't bother to comfort them for such a trivial matter, so I simply asked someone to move over. ”

When he said this, he said lightly, but Sheng Weiqiao's face became solemn, and he said, "Have you asked for peace in the past two days?"

This cluster of sleeping cranes is the origin of the name of the sleeping crane, although it cannot be said that it represents the sleeping crane, but the peony that has lived for more than ten or twenty years, when no one took care of it earlier, it was fine, and suddenly it was almost gone...... Who doesn't think it's a bad omen?

Sheng Weiqiao thought about her husband's sudden Zen position, whether it had anything to do with this matter?

Although Rong Sleeping Crane didn't seem to pay any attention to it at this time, Sheng Weiqiao knew that he had always been good at pretending, and if he didn't want to reveal it, others wouldn't be able to see his true intentions at all.

It's a bit of a rush at the moment.

Rong Sleeping Crane saw it, and comforted him softly: "Have you forgotten? If there's really anything wrong, even if the people below can't persuade me, can they still look for you? If you don't have any loyalty, can you still serve us all these years?"

Sheng Weiqiao looked around when he heard this, and saw that all the waiters shook their heads slightly, proving that Rong Sleeping Crane was in good health, so he put down his snacks, was silent for a while, and said: "In the future, don't get the decoction yourself, just ask the people below to do it." ”

"That's what I'm saying, I'm so good, can't I even take a bowl and boil a medicine?" Rong Sleeping Crane was stunned, a little crying and laughing, stroked her sideburns, and said softly, "Good girl, you really underestimate your sleeping brother, right?"

This is the name of the boudoir when he was young, because he has grown older in the past two years, it doesn't matter if he sleeps with the crane, but Sheng Weiqiao feels that he needs to ensure a certain degree of majesty in front of the younger generation, so he is not allowed to call it out in public again.

At this time, Rong Sleeping Crane said casually, and he was a little remorseful, for fear that his wife would be angry because of this.

If you want to put aside the usual, he coaxes it, and it's always good.

But Sheng Weiqiao is now recovering from a serious illness, and he can't help but worry that his wife will be angry.

was worried about himself, but saw Sheng Weiqiao looking at the peony bush with some loss, and said, "It's not this, I just don't want you to touch the scene in the future." ”

Rong Sleepy Crane didn't react at first, thinking that she was talking about Huan Guanlan, and was about to explain that her relationship with this teacher was very complicated, and to sum it up, it was not so sad that he would be hurt by him, and it would hurt her body.

Before the words were about to come out, he suddenly came to his senses, his face changed slightly, and he said, "Good girl, what are you talking nonsense?"

Sheng Weiqiao waved his hand back from side to side, and said abruptly: "My grandfather died of illness this time because of his advanced age. But why did my grandmother go with her? I thought about it, it was nothing more than the two elders and the couple had a deep affection, and when my grandfather went, my grandmother had no intention of living. It's just that I didn't see it that day, and I can still reassure her...... As a result, she was relieved, and she didn't have any idea of continuing to stay in the world, so she simply followed her grandfather......"

Putting his finger to his lips, he motioned for Rong Sleeping Crane not to interject, and continued, "You and I may not be worse than them, I just thought, if it becomes a habit to take care of me now, what will you do if I have three long and two short walks in front in the future?

"How are you going to live in that case?"

"After all, almost all of my diet and daily life these days are done by you. ”

"That's an interesting thing you said. Rong Sleepy Crane looked at her, his eyes were complicated, he didn't know what to say, and after a while, he said, "It's just some small illness, it's just excessive grief, it's been delayed for so long." It's the father-in-law and mother-in-law, now that they have cleaned up their mood, and they are also planning to go back to Chang'an, how can they teach Weiyuan a lesson? In comparison, you can say that you are young...... What do you say, three long and two short?"

Sheng Weiqiao was about to speak, but he said very slowly, "Besides, if you really don't die, what else will I live? Why should I care about how to live at that time?"

When these words were spoken, both of them fell silent.

After a long while, Rong Sleeping Crane said again, "Before the Zen position, I had to get up before dawn to go to court, and after some government affairs were busy, I returned to your palace, and it was almost afternoon." The children came to ask for a talk at the hour, and they were busy, and it was dark. After dinner, I scolded the children early to step down so that we could be alone for a while...... This is a normal time, if there is something big, it is common to stay up all night, and you can't even see each other for several days. ”

"At that time, I thought, if I don't Zen, our life will be almost like this, right?"

"When I got married in the past, I promised that when I was free, I would take you out for a walk and visit the rivers and mountains. ”

"Year after year has passed on this promise, but it has never been fulfilled, and even you have forgotten it?"

"I have gone from the king of the county to the son of heaven, and you have also gone from the princess of the county to the queen, the status is getting more and more noble, and the constraints are also increasing. I've told you before that I didn't have the intention of dominating the world, at first to get justice for myself, and then for you...... So one night, after I reviewed the chapters, because it was too late, I was worried that I would go back and make noise to you, so I spent the night in the imperial study, at that time I looked at the Ming Huang on the top of the tent and thought, as the lord in this life, I have given Ah Xi, Le Yangwen and those who follow me an explanation, and gave them the treatment they deserve from the dragon's work!"

"As a son, to be precise, an abandoned son, I owe nothing to my biological parents or to the Gaomi Palace. ”

"As my father, I think I am also dedicated to Chengtai and Lingqiu, and I have good intentions!"

"As a husband alone...... I still remember when I went south in person and proposed to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, my father-in-law called me to the side alone and said what he said: He carefully told me what kind of carefree and carefree life you lived when you were under the knees of your parents, and finally asked me, can you guarantee that you can live like this or even better life under my wing in the future?"

"If you can't, let me read on the affection that the Sheng family once cultivated me, and let you go. ”

"After all, as the pearl of his palm, you are not rare and rich at all. ”

After all these years, my father-in-law never mentioned this again. ”

"I know that he may not have forgotten, but because of my current identity, he is a rat trap and does not dare to offend. ”

But I can't have that conscience myself. ”

"If you want to abandon the identity of the Son of Heaven and accompany you in the harem, it's not like I can't do this. ”

"Anyway, with the current situation in the world, there is no problem for me to learn from Emperor Xuanjing to ignore the government for decades. ”

"But I don't want others to compare you to the Shu sisters. ”

"Since the Ming Jun became a virtuous man, the harem of the faint monarch is often blamed a lot. ”

"I always feel that the character of the concubine is closely related to the king. ”

But most people in the world always like to splash dirty water on women. ”

"In this world, I can suppress public opinion. ”

"But what about thousands of years from now?"

"I hope that when the history books mention you, they will not hesitate to praise you. ”

"They should remember that you are innocent, tolerant and benevolent, not the so-called seductive and jealous!"

"So I can't leave the responsibility of the Son of Heaven willfully. ”

"But I don't want to let you down, so that you will be dragged down by me in the queen's seat, and you will be bored year after year. ”

"We still have a son, although Chengtai is a little stubborn, but it is more than enough to be a king. ”

"I gave him the Zen position, because I didn't want this life to come to an end, and I didn't let you live back to the days of your father-in-law's knees. ”

"Carefree and free. ”

Rong Sleeping Crane said this in one breath, and was silent for a while before he smiled self-deprecatingly, "Actually, when I was struggling to survive at sea, in addition to revenge, my biggest wish was to live a life like this, after all, at that time, I could never have imagined that one day I would sit in the most honorable seat in the world." ”

After countless rains and winds, he dreamed back at midnight, and suddenly remembered that original heart.

Simply put, it's not too late.

How will the descendants of the world comment that for Rong Sleeping Crane, it is just a floating cloud.

From the knife of the Gongsun clan, to the son of the famous Nanfeng County, to the champion of the title of the gold list, the ruthless and gloomy county king, and finally the Ming Jun Nengjun who is praised by everyone.

The Emperor Taishang, who is still in his prime, has accomplished achievements that many people dare not dream of.

Continuing to sit in the seat in Chang'an City is already a little boring for him: such a life that can see the end at a glance, such a noble and tired life...... When Rong Sleeping Crane handed the jade seal to Emperor Chengtai, he did not have any attachment.

What he always wanted to achieve, he could achieve.

Therefore, the unattainable dignity and glory that the world is in awe of, yearning for, is light and light for him.

This is his self-confidence, but also his indifference.

After the glory, for the rest of his life, he just wanted to fulfill the promises he made when he was young one by one.

gave his father-in-law Sheng Lan a resignation, and also gave his wife Sheng Weiqiao, a complete explanation.

This heart, now frank and warm, made Sheng Weiqiao stunned for a long time, and he couldn't speak.